Equivalent Fractions
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100

Are the following fractions equivalent?

8/10      4/5

Yes

100

Write two equivalent fractions for 2/3.

2/3 = 4/6, 6/9, 8/12, 10/15

100

Write the fraction in simplest form:  6/8

6/8 = 3/4

100

Write the pair of fractions with a common denominator.

2/4    7/8

2/4     7/8

4/8     7/8

100

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

200

Are the following fractions equivalent?

3/4     8/12

NO

200

Write two equivalent fractions for 4/5.

4/5 = 8/10, 12/15, 16/20, 20/25

200

Write the fraction in simplest form: 2/6

2/6 = 1/3

200

Write the pair of fractions as a pair with a common denominator.

1/4     1/6

1/4         1/6

3/12       2/12

200

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

300

Are the following fractions equivalent?

2/3      4/6

Yes

300

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

300

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

300

Tell whether the fractions are equivalent or not by finding common denominators.

1/2      3/6

1/2   =   3/6

3/6   =   3/6

300

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

400

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

400

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


400

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

400

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

400

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

500

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

500

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

500

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

500

Two fractions have a common denominator of 6.  What could the two fractions be?

     /6 = ____    _____  

1/2     2/3    

500

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