Exploring Equivalent Fractions for 3rd Graders

What does 'equivalent' mean in the context of fractions?

• Having the same value

• Having the same numerator

• Being completely unrelated

• Having different denominators

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CCSS.3.NF.A.3A

CCSS.3.NF.A.3B

CCSS.4.NF.A.1

If a rectangle is divided into 8 parts and 2 parts are colored, what fraction represents the colored part?

• 1/2

• 3/8

• 2/8

• 1/4

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2A

What fraction is equivalent to 2/8?

• 2/4

• 3/8

• 1/4

• 1/2

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CCSS.3.NF.A.3A

CCSS.3.NF.A.3B

CCSS.4.NF.A.1

Why are 2/8 and 1/4 considered equivalent fractions?

• Because they have the same denominator

• Because they represent the same portion of the whole

• Because they have the same numerator

• Because they are both less than one

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CCSS.4.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.B.5B

Is 1/1 equal to the whole number 1?

• Only in certain cases

• It's a trick question

• No

• Yes

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CCSS.3.NF.A.3C

What does a fraction of 3/3 represent?

• Three whole circles

• One third of a circle

• One whole circle

• Half of a circle

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CCSS.2.G.A.3

How can three whole circles be represented as a fraction?

• 3/3

• 1/3

• 3/1

• 1/1

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CCSS.3.NF.A.3C

What is the equivalent fraction of 1/2 when the denominator is 4?

• 4/4

• 3/4

• 1/4

• 2/4

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CCSS.3.NF.A.3B

CCSS.4.NF.A.1

How do you find a missing numerator in equivalent fractions?

• By guessing

• By multiplying the fractions

• By drawing and comparing

• By adding denominators

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CCSS.4.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.B.5B

What fraction represents two green parts out of four total parts?

• 2/4

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 1/2

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B