Equivalent
Draw a model to show that 1/4 = 2/8
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Karen needs to use less than 1/4 cup of dish soap for her science experiment. What fraction of a cup might Karen use?
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1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 2/12
Choose which explains how to correctly find an equivalent fraction for 6/8.
A) 2/4 is equivalent because 6/8-4/4=2/4
B) 3/4 is equivalent because 6/8 divided by 2/2= 3/4
C) 4/2 is equivalent because 6/8 divided by 3/4=4/2
B is correct.
Draw a model to find how much 1 2/3 + 1 1/3=
Answer should show 3 wholes shaded.
Hannah ran 2/5 miles around the track. Ben says that Hannah ran 4/10 miles around the track. Is Ben correct? Explain.
Yes, Ben is correct because 2/5 and 4/10 are equivalent fractions.
2/5=4/10
Ava completed 1/6 of her homework. Avery completed 2/3 of her homework. Who completed more of their homework? Explain.
Aver completed more because 2/3 > 1/6
2/3= 4/6
Show THREE ways to decompose 4/5.
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1/5 + 1/5 + 2/5
1/5 +1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5
3/5 + 1/5
A) 1/6 + 3/6= 5/6
B) 1/6 + 4/6 = 5/6
C) 0 + 1/6 = 1/6
D) 6/6- 1/6= 5/6
B) 1/6 + 4/6 = 5/6
Find an equivalent fraction for 2/3.
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4/6, 6/9, 8/12, etc
The Branch family set a goal clean their bedrooms. After the weekend, here are the results.
Mr. Branch 1/5
Ms. Branch 1/2
Chloe 2/4
Sean 6/10
Who cleaned the most of their bedroom? Who cleaned the least?
Most- Sean
Least- Mr. Branch
Alex and Brody each decomposed 1 5/6.
Alex wrote 3/6 + 3/6 + 3/6. Brody wrote 6/6 + 5/6. Who is correct. Explain.
Brody is correct because 6/6 + 5/6 = 11/6 which equals 1 whole and 5/6.
Charlie brought 5 1/5 bags of candy to school to share with his friends. Now he has 2 3/5 bags left. How much candy did he give away?
5 1/5 - 2 3/5= 2 3/5
The Branch family set a goal clean their bedrooms. After the weekend, here are the results.
Mr. Branch 1/5
Ms. Branch 1/2
Chloe 2/4
Sean 6/10
Which two family members cleaned the same amount?
Ms. Branch and Chloe because 1/2=2/4
Compare the fractions to 1/2. Put them in the correct space.
Less than 1/2 Equal to 1/2 Greater than 1/2
3/6 2/12 2/3 1/4 5/10 6/8
Less than 1/2 Equal to 1/2 Greater than 1/2
2/12 3/6 2/3
1/4 5/10 6/8
Jack baked a whole pan of brownies. He ate some of the brownies on Monday and 3/8 of the brownies on Tuesday to finish the pan. How much of the brownies did he eat on Monday?
A) 5/8 because 8/8 - 3/8= 5/8
B) 3/8 because 3/8 - 3/8= 0
C) 8/8 because he ate the whole pan.
A) 5/8
He started with a whole pan= 8/8
Then ate 5/8 on Monday and 3/8 on Tuesday
5/8 +3/8 = 8/8
Explain how you know that 6/10 is equivalent to 3/5.
6/10 is equivalent to 3/5 because if you divide both the numerator (6) and denominator (10) by 2 you will get 3/5.
Compare: < , >, =
5/6 ___ 4/10
5/6 > 4/10