Understanding Equivalent Fractions

What do equivalent fractions represent?

• Different parts of different wholes

• The same whole using the same numbers

• The same part of a whole using different numbers

• Different wholes using the same numbers

How can you find an equivalent fraction for 1/2?

• Subtract 1 from the numerator and denominator

• Add 2 to the numerator and denominator

• Multiply the numerator and denominator by 3

• Multiply the numerator and denominator by the same number

If 1/3 is equivalent to 3/9, what was done to the fraction?

• The numerator was multiplied by 2

• The denominator was divided by 3

• Both the numerator and denominator were multiplied by 3

• The numerator was added to the denominator

In an area model, if each fourth is divided into four parts, what happens to the denominator?

• It is multiplied by 2

• It remains the same

• It is multiplied by 4

• It is divided by 4

What does the area model show about equivalent fractions?

• They are only possible with even numbers

• They represent the same part of a whole using different numbers

• They can be found by adding to the numerator

• They are always larger than the original fraction