Equivalent Fractions
Are these fractions equivalent?
3/6 and 2/4
The fourth grade had to go to a pep rally. There were 52 total students that had to get a seat on the rows of bleachers. Each row of bleachers could seat 6 students. How many total rows of bleachers would be needed to seat all the students?
52/6 = 8 R 4
9 rows of seats
Jack from some treasure. He wanted to give his gold treasure to his 3 pirate friends. He had 125 pieces of gold he was going to evenly give to them. If Jack decides to keep the leftover pieces for himself, how many pieces will Jack be left with?
125/3 = 41 R 2
2 pieces
Put the following fractions in order least to greatest:
3/4, 2/4, 1/4
1/4, 2/4, 3/4
Is 1/6 equal to 2/12?
Samantha was playing some arcade games. She had 43 tokens. Each game cost her 4 tokens to play it. What is the most number of games she could play with the amount of tokens she had.
43/4 = 10 R 3
10 games
A school bus can carry 9 students at a time. How many buses would be needed to take 187 students to the Biltmore?
21 buses are needed
Put the following fractions in order least to greatest:
2/3, 2/6, 1/2
2/6, 1/2, 2/3
Which of the following is equivalent to 4/8?
a. 3/4
b. 1/2
c. 1/4
d. 2/8
b. 1/2
Sam had collect 50 baseball cards on Monday, 15 on Tuesday, and 35 on Wednesday. He wanted to put the cards away in his binders. Each binder page could hold 8 baseball cards. If Sam wants to put all of his baseball cards away in the binder, how many total pages will Sam need in his binder?
Step 1: 50 + 15 + 35 = 100
Step 2: 100/ 8 = 12 R 4
13 pages
The fireman had a rope that was 100ft. long. How many 7 ft. long can they cut from the rope?
100/7 = 14 R 2
14 pieces of rope
Put the following fractions in order least to greatest:
1/8, 5/6, 4/8
1/8, 4/8. 5/6
Are the following fractions equivalent:
3/4 and 6/12
No
Mrs. Smith is cooking dinner for her huge family for five days. Each day she cooks 17 different dinners and 12 different desserts. How many total dishes does she cook by the end of the 5 days?
Step 1: 17 + 12 = 29 dishes each day
Step 2: 29 x 5 = 145 dishes total
There are 208 dogs at a park. They all need to go into their enclosures. There are 8 enclosures. How many dogs will go into each enclosure if all the enclosures got the same number of dogs in it?
208/8 = 26 dogs
Put the following fractions in order least to greatest:
2/8, 6/8, 3/6
2/8, 3/6, 6/8
Is 3/4 equivalent to 7/8?
No
Stanley was putting away dishes for his parents in the kitchen. He had 88 dishes to put away. Each cabinet could fit 7 total dishes. If all the dishes need to be put away, how many total cabinets will Stanley use.
88/7 = 12 R 4
13 cabinets
Derek scored 99 points during his basketball game. All his shots were worth three points each. How many total shots did Derek make?
99/3 = 33 three pointers
Put the following fractions in order least to greatest:
7/8, 1/12, 4/8
1/12, 4/8, 7/8