Finding equivalent Fractions
Fractions the same as a ½
Look at the shapes below, they all have ½
shaded but the half could be written in
different ways.
1/2
2/4
3/6
4/8
Look at those fractions again!
1
2
2
4
3
6
4
8
Can you see that the
number in yellow at the top
of the fraction is exactly half of
the number in red on the bottom
of the fraction?
Remember for a fraction to be
(the same as) EQUIVALENT
to a half
the number on the top
must be half of
the number on the bottom.
Which fractions are equivalent to ½?
6
10
20
1
3
3
4
12
14
7
8
5
16
10
4
6
50
100
EXIT
Excellent!!
The number on top
is half
the number on the bottom
Wrong!!
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