Mathantics Equivalent Fractions

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Mathantics equivalent fractions. Open mathantics percents and equivalent fractions in a new window. So we would say that these two things are equivalent fractions. Equivalent fractions have the same value even though they may look different. If i eat 2 4 of a pizza if i eat 2 out of 4 equal pieces that s the same fraction of the pizza as if i eat 1 out of 2 equal pieces.

Here i m using a 2 in the numerator and a 4 in the denominator. Teachers share with your students. I ate the same amount of pizza. This site requires cookies to be enabled.

Because when you multiply or divide both the top and bottom by the same number the fraction keeps it s value. Practice making equivalent fractions by multiplying the numerator and denominator by the same number. This website requires cookies to be enabled. The rule to remember is.

Why are they the same. 1 2 2 4 4 8. These two fractions represent the same quantity. Equivalent fractions is a concept that is generally introduced in the 3rd grade.

Click here for a google search on how to enable cookies. These fractions are really the same. If you re seeing this message it means we re having trouble loading external resources on our website. Explain equivalence of fractions in special cases and compare fractions by reasoning about their size.