Are the following fractions equivalent?
8/10 4/5
Yes
Write two equivalent fractions for 2/3.
2/3 = 4/6, 6/9, 8/12, 10/15
Write the fraction in simplest form: 6/8
6/8 = 3/4
Write the pair of fractions with a common denominator.
2/4 7/8
2/4 7/8
4/8 7/8
Write the following fractions in the categories below:
1/7 4/7 7/14 8/14 13/14 5/14
less than 1/2 in. equal to 1/2 in. more than 1/2 in.
less than 1/2 in. equal to 1/2 in. more than 1/2 in.
1/7, 5/14 7/14 4/7, 8/14, 13/14
Are the following fractions equivalent?
3/4 8/12
NO
Write two equivalent fractions for 4/5.
4/5 = 8/10, 12/15, 16/20, 20/25
Write the fraction in simplest form: 2/6
2/6 = 1/3
Write the pair of fractions as a pair with a common denominator.
1/4 1/6
1/4 1/6
3/12 2/12
Neal fills a gallon jug 5/6 full of water. Fill in the fractions so they are equivalent.
3/5 = __/10 9/__ __/20
3/5 = _6_/10 9/_15_ _12_/20
Are the following fractions equivalent?
2/3 4/6
Yes
To find if the fractions are equivalent, Find common denominators, then use the symbol
<, >, =
2/4 3/12
2/4 > 3/12
6/12 3/12
At Avera Hospital 3 of the 9 babies born on New Year's Day were girls. In simplest form, what fraction of the babies born were girls?
3/9 = 1/3
Tell whether the fractions are equivalent or not by finding common denominators.
1/2 3/6
1/2 = 3/6
3/6 = 3/6
The Family Consumer Science Class is making chocolate chip cookies. Do they need more butter or sugar? Show.
3/5 Cup butter 2 Cups flour
2/3 Cup sugar 1/4 tsp salt
4/6 Cup brown sugar 3/4 tsp baking soda
3/5 2/3
9/15 10/15 = more sugar
Sue uses 3 fifth sized strips to model 3/5. He wants to use tenth sized strips to model an equivalent fraction. How many tenth sized strips will he use?
6 tenth sized strips
Use <,>,or = to tell whether 3/4 and 2/6 are equivalent by finding a common denominator.
3/4 2/6
3/4 > 2/6
9/12 4/12
Seven of the 14 members of the dance team are sick. In simplest form, what fraction of the dance team is sick?
7/14 = 1/2
Meera painted equal sections of her bedroom wall to create a pattern. She painted 2/5 blue and 1/3 of the wall white. Write an equivalent fraction for each using a common denominator to find out which color of paint she needed the most of.
2/5 1/3
2/5 1/3
6/15 5/15
Cora bought 1/3 pound of pecans and 4/6 pound of walnuts to make salads. Compare the amounts using a common denominator. Which did they buy more of, pecans or walnuts?
1/3 4/6
2/6 < 4/6
pecans walnuts
A rectangle is divided into 8 equal parts. Two parts are shaded. What fraction is equivalent to the shaded area of the rectangle?
2/8 = 1/4, 4/16, 6/24, 8/32
Micah lives 3/10 of a mile from the library. Write two equivalent fractions that show what fraction of a mile Micah lives from the library.
3/10 = _______, ________
3/10 = 6/20, 9/30, 12/40, 15/50
Mark uses a ruler to measure the length of the cardboard loom she is using in art class. He says the loom is 6/10 meter long. Is her measurement in simplest form or not? If not, what is the simplest form?
6/10 = no, 3/5 is simplest form
Two fractions have a common denominator of 6. What could the two fractions be?
/6 = ____ _____
1/2 2/3
Flynn runs 3/5 mile and Shayla runs 2/3 mile. They compare their run using the benchmark 1/2.
Flynn = less than 1/2 1/2 more than 1/2
Shayla= less than 1/2 1/2 more than 1/2
Flynn 2/6 = less than 1/2
Shayla 4/5 = more than 1/2