Grade 4 - Progress in Mathematics

Write Equivalent Fractions

8-5

Suppose you did not have

an equivalent fraction table.

How would you find

equivalent fractions?

To find equivalent fractions, multiply

the numerator and the denominator

by the same number.

^34 


^34 
 22 
^68 

So 
^34 

^68 
.

Study these examples.


^13 
 
^35 


^13 
 33 
^39 
 
^35 
^44 
^1220 

So 


1

3 


3

9 
. So 

3

5 


1

2

2

0 
.

12

n

a

9

n

8

Write the equivalent fraction.

1. 
   
   1
   3





2


 2 


?

?
 2. 

5

6





3


 3 


?

?
 3. 

2

5





2


 2 


?

?

4. 
   ^34 
   ^44 
   ??
   5.
   ^18 
   ^33 
   ??
   6.
   
   .
   1

3

0

.





2


^2 
?

?

7. 
   ^17 
   ^3? 
   ?^3
   8.
   ^38 
   2 ?
   ??
   9.
   ^23 
   ^4? 
   ??
   


8. 
   ^14 
   ^5 ?
   ??
   11.
   ^57 
   2 ?
   ??
   12.
   ^29 
   ? 2 
   ??
   

1

8

1

8

1

8

1

8

1

8

1

8

1

8

1

8

1

4

1

4

1

4

1

4

Think

4  2  8

Think

These are equivalent fractions.

3  3  9

Think

3  4  12

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