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!! Try Again