Name: __________________
Date: ___________________
Miss Eidelman
Math
3.4 Equivalent Fractions
A fraction is a _____________ of a ______________.
o Example: If _________ out of 20 girls are
absent,
3
20
girls are absent.
o Shade in the box to
represent
3
.
20
o
o
o
o
o o o o
o o o o
o o o o
o ❖o ❖
The number on top is called the _______________ and
it represents the _____________.
The number on bottom is called the ________________
and it represents the _____________.
o You have 23 cookies. 14 are chocolate chip.
Write a fraction to show how many cookies are
chocolate chip.
Name: __________________
Date: ___________________
Miss Eidelman
Math
Sometimes two fractions can look ___________ but represent
the ___________ amount. These are called _______________
fractions.
o Example:
3
5
𝑎𝑛𝑑
6
10
o Let’s draw them!
6
3
10
5
A fraction with the same numerator and _______________ is
equal to __.
o Example:
I can make an equivalent fraction by multiplying or
_______________ a fraction by a fraction equal to __.
o Example: Make an equivalent fraction for
8
𝑥
10
=
10
by multiplying.
=
o Example: Make an equivalent fraction for
8
÷
10
8
8
10
by dividing.