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How do you make an equivalent fraction?
Goal:
Goal:
Let’s help Caleb create equivalent pie fractions. Click through the slides below to help!
Caleb’s toy pie is cut into 8 equal pieces. He pretends to eat 2 slices. Make an equivalent fraction using another toy pie that is cut into 4 equal pieces.
Question:
What fraction of the toy pie does Caleb pretend to eat?
Caleb pretends to eat \({ \frac{2}{8} }\) of the toy pie.
Pie split into 8 equal pieces with 2 pieces highlighted \({ \frac{1}{8} }\)
Click on the next slides to complete the problem!
Caleb pretends to eat \({ \frac{2}{8} }\) of the toy pie. We need to find an equivalent fraction using this pie.
What is an equivalent fraction? Read the definition below.
Equivalent fractions are two or more fractions that name the same amount.
How can we find an equivalent fraction? We can compare the parts of each whole to match the same amount. For each set of pies, compare the size of the pie that is gone. Answer the question, and then click on the picture to see if you are right.
Are these fractions equivalent?
Left: Pie split into 8 equal pieces with 2 highlighted. Right: Pie split into 4 equal parts with 2 highlighted.
🤔 No, these fractions name different amounts.
Are these fractions equivalent?
Left: Pie split into 8 equal pieces with 2 highlighted. Right: Pie split into 4 equal parts with 4 highlighted.
🤔 No, these fractions name different amounts.
Are these fractions equivalent?
Left: Pie split into 8 equal pieces with 2 highlighted. Right: Pie split into 4 equal parts with 3 highlighted.
🤔 No, these fractions name different amounts.
Are these fractions equivalent?
Left: Pie split into 8 equal pieces with 2 highlighted. Right: Pie split into 4 equal parts with 1 highlighted.
😀 Yes, these fractions name the same amount!
You did it! You made an equivalent fraction using another toy pie by comparing different fractions until you found one that matched \({ \frac{2}{8} }\).
Left: Pie split into 8 equal pieces with 2 highlighted. Equals. Right: Pie split into 4 equal parts with 1 highlighted.
What is the equivalent fraction?
Left: Pie split into 8 equal pieces with 2 highlighted. \({ \frac{2}{8} }\). Equals. Right: Pie split into 4 equal parts with 1 highlighted. \({ \frac{\text{blank}}{\text{blank}} }\).
Click the Show Me button to check your answer.
Left: Pie split into 8 equal pieces with 2 highlighted. \({ \frac{2}{8} }\). Equals. Right: Pie split into 4 equal parts with 1 highlighted. \({ \frac{1}{4} }\).
Yes! \({ \frac{2}{8} }\) is equivalent to \({ \frac{1}{4} }\) because they name the same amount.
Question:
How do you know if two fractions are equivalent?
Two fractions are equivalent if they have different numerators and denominators but name the same amount.