Similar and Dissimilar Fractions

What do you call the fractions that have same denominators?

• similar fractions

• dissimilar fractions

• equivalent fractions

• mixed fractions

Which set of fractions are similar? 

•  $\frac{2}{3}\ \ \frac{2}{4}\ \frac{2}{5}\ \frac{2}{6}$  

•  $\frac{4}{10}\ \ \frac{3}{10}\ \ \frac{6}{10}\ \ \frac{9}{10}$  

•  $\frac{2}{5}\ \ \frac{5}{2}\ \ \frac{4}{7}\ \ \frac{7}{4}$  

•  $\frac{1}{6}\ \ \frac{1}{7}\ \ \frac{1}{8}\ \ \frac{1}{9}$  

What do you call fractions with different denominators?

• proper fractions

• equivalent fractions

• similar fractions

• dissimilar fractions

Which of the following set of fractions are dissimilar?

• $\frac{2}{3}\ \ \frac{3}{3}\ \ \frac{4}{3}\ \ \frac{5}{3}$

• $\frac{5}{4}\ \ \frac{1}{4}\ \ \frac{7}{4}\ \ \frac{3}{4}$

• $\frac{4}{5}\ \ \frac{1}{2}\ \ \frac{3}{7}\ \ \frac{2}{9}$

• $\frac{3}{8}\ \ \frac{4}{8}\ \ \frac{5}{8}\ \ \frac{6}{8}$

 Which fraction will complete the set to make it similar?  $\frac{4}{5}\ \ \frac{2}{5}\ \ \frac{6}{5}$  

•  $\frac{5}{2}$  

•  $\frac{5}{4}$  

•  $\frac{5}{6}$  

•  $\frac{3}{5}$  

Which set of fractions are dissimilar?

• $\frac{6}{7}\ \ \frac{5}{7}\ \ \frac{4}{7}\ \ \frac{3}{7}$

• $\frac{4}{5}\ \ \frac{5}{5}\ \ \frac{6}{5}\ \ \frac{7}{5}$

• $\frac{3}{4}\ \ \frac{1}{4}\ \ \frac{5}{4}\ \ \frac{2}{4}$

• $\frac{2}{3}\ \ \frac{2}{4}\ \ \frac{2}{5}\ \ \frac{2}{6}$