Equivalent Fractions
Find a fraction equivalent to 1/2 with a denominator of 8.
4/8
How many equal parts make one whole if each part is 1/6?
6 equal parts
Fill in the symbol: 3/4 __ 1/4.
> Greater than
1/3 = __ /6.
2/6
A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. You eat 4. What fraction did you eat? Give an equivalent fraction.
4/8 --> 1/2
Are 2/3 and 4/6 equivalent? Explain how.
Yes, multiply the numerator and denominator by 2.
Is 7/8 less than or greater than 1/2?
Greater than 1/2.
Fill in the symbol: 2/6 __ 4/6.
<, less than
2/5 = 8/__
8/20
Sam colors 3/6 of a rectangle. What fraction equivalent to 3/6 has a denominator of 2?
1/2
Which of these fractions are equivalent to 3/5:
6/10, 9/15, 3/10, 12/20.
6/10, 9/15, and 12/20
Name a fraction greater than 1/2 but less than 1.
Examples: 2/3, 3/4, 5/8.
Which is greater: 3/8 or 3/4?
3/4
3/4 = __ /12
9/12
Two students color the same-size paper. Ava colors 2/4 blue and Ben colors 3/8 blue. Who colors more blue?
Ava, 4/8.
Write three fractions equivalent to 2/3.
4/6, 6/9, 8/12
Which is closer to 1:
7/8 or 3/8? Explain.
7/8, it is only 1/8 away from 1.
Compare 5/8 and 3/4 using <, >, or =.
5/8 < 3/4
4/7 = __ /21.
12/21
Draw or describe a shape divided into 8 equal parts with 6 parts shaded. Write the fraction and an equivalent fraction.
6/8; one equivalent fraction is 3/4.
Ayana says 3/6 is not equivalent to 1/2 because 6 is greater than 2. Is she correct? Explain.
No. Both fractions represent one-half; multiplying the numerator and denominator of 1/2 by 3 gives 3/6.
Determine which fraction is greater: 7/12 or 5/8. Prove your answer using equivalent fractions.
5/8 > 7/12. Common denominator: 24
Put these fractions in order from least to greatest: 1/2, 3/4, 1/4.
1/4, 1/2, 3/4
5/6 = __/24
20/24
Two students each have the same-size chocolate bar. Maya eats 6/10 of hers, and Jordan eats 3/4 of his.
Who eats more? How much more of a chocolate bar does that student eat? Show your reasoning using equivalent fractions.
Jordan eats more. Common denominator: 40.