Equivalent Fractions

Equivalent Fractions are fractions that are EQUAL to each other.

Which pair below correctly shows an equivalent fraction?

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   $\frac{1}{2}=\frac{2}{4}$  
  

•  $\frac{1}{2}=\frac{3}{5}$  

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CCSS.3.NF.A.3A

CCSS.3.NF.A.3B

CCSS.4.NF.A.1

Equivalent Fractions are fractions that are EQUAL to each other.

Which pair below correctly shows an equivalent fraction?

• $\frac{3}{4}=\frac{9}{12}$

• $\frac{3}{4}=\frac{10}{11}$

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CCSS.3.NF.A.3A

CCSS.3.NF.A.3B

CCSS.4.NF.A.1

Equivalent Fractions are fractions that are EQUAL to each other.

Which pair below correctly shows an equivalent fraction?

• $\frac{2}{5}=\frac{5}{2}$

• $\frac{2}{5}=\frac{20}{50}$

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CCSS.3.NF.A.3A

CCSS.3.NF.A.3B

CCSS.4.NF.A.1

 $\frac{1}{3}=\frac{4}{12}$  

This is an equivalent fraction. Which option correctly shows how to get from one third to four twelfths.

•  $\frac{1}{3}\left(\frac{4}{4}\right)=\ \frac{4}{12}$  

•  $\frac{1}{3}\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)=\frac{4}{12}$  

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CCSS.3.NF.A.3B

CCSS.4.NF.A.1

 $\frac{5}{6}=\frac{50}{60}$  

This is an equivalent fraction. Which option correctly shows how to get from five sixths to fifty sixtieths?

•  $\frac{5}{6}\left(\frac{1}{10}\right)=\frac{50}{60}$  

•  $\frac{5}{6}\left(\frac{10}{10}\right)=\ \frac{50}{60}$  

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CCSS.3.NF.A.3B

CCSS.4.NF.A.1

 $\frac{4}{7}=\frac{16}{28}$  
This is an equivalent fraction. Which option correctly shows how to get from four sevenths to sixteen twenty eighths?

•  $\frac{4}{7}\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)=\frac{16}{28}$  

•  $\frac{4}{7}\left(\frac{4}{4}\right)=\frac{16}{28}$  

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CCSS.3.NF.A.3A

CCSS.3.NF.A.3B

CCSS.4.NF.A.1

Sometimes we can also DIVIDE to find equivalent fractions. If I start with $\frac{15}{20}$  and I divide the numerator and demoninator by 5, what would I get?

•  $\frac{3}{4}$  

•  $\frac{4}{5}$  

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CCSS.3.NF.A.3A

CCSS.3.NF.A.3B

CCSS.4.NF.A.1

Sometimes we can also DIVIDE to find equivalent fractions. If I start with $\frac{12}{20}$  and I divide the numerator and denominator by 4, what would I get?

•  $\frac{6}{10}$  

•  $\frac{3}{5}$  

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CCSS.3.NF.A.3A

CCSS.3.NF.A.3B

CCSS.4.NF.A.1

This pizza is cut into 8 slices. If I eat 4 slices, I would have eaten $\frac{4}{8}$  of the pizza. What's another way of saying this?

• I ate half the pizza ( $\frac{1}{2}$  )

• I ate one fourth of the pizza ( $\frac{1}{4}$  )

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

Let's pretend you tried to eat this 72 ounce steak but you were only able to eat 60 ounces. You've eaten  $\frac{60}{72}$  of this steak. That's hard to say, so lets divide both 60 and 72 both by 12 to find an equivalent fraction. What do you get?

•  $\frac{5}{6}$  

•  $\frac{9}{10}$