Understanding Ratios and Fractions

The video tutorial explains how to find equivalent ratios for the fraction one-fourth. It demonstrates that equivalent ratios, also known as equivalent fractions, have the same decimal value but are represented differently. By multiplying the numerator and denominator by the same number, equivalent ratios can be found. Examples include multiplying by two, three, and four to get ratios like 2/8, 3/12, and 4/16, all of which equal 0.25. The video emphasizes that these ratios are equivalent to one-fourth, which is in its simplest form.

What is another term for equivalent ratios?

• Equivalent integers

• Equivalent percentages

• Equivalent fractions

• Equivalent decimals

What operation can be used to find an equivalent ratio?

• Division

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

What is the equivalent ratio of one-fourth when both the numerator and denominator are multiplied by two?

• Four-eighths

• Two-eighths

• Two-sixteenths

• One-eighth

What decimal value do you get when you divide one by four?

• 0.2

• 0.75

• 0.5

• 0.25

What is the equivalent ratio of one-fourth when both the numerator and denominator are multiplied by three?

• Three-eighths

• Three-twelfths

• Three-sixteenths

• Three-fourths

What is the equivalent ratio of one-fourth when both the numerator and denominator are multiplied by four?

• Four-eighths

• Four-twelfths

• Four-twenty-fourths

• Four-sixteenths

Which of the following fractions is NOT equivalent to one-fourth?

• Two-eighths

• Three-twelfths

• Four-sixteenths

• Five-twentieths

What is the decimal equivalent of the fraction three-twelfths?

• 0.3

• 0.25

• 0.2

• 0.15

Which of the following is the simplest form of the fraction four-sixteenths?

• Four-sixteenths

• Three-twelfths

• Two-eighths

• One-fourth

What is the decimal equivalent of the fraction two-eighths?

• 0.125

• 0.75

• 0.25

• 0.5