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Number · Fractions

Equivalent fractions

Find equivalent fractions using related denominators (1/2 = 2/4 = 3/6) and simplify.

Victorian Curriculum VC2M4N03 · 27 questions · 27 step-by-step · 7 clips

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The concept card

One picture that says the whole idea. Every answer sheet on this topic points back to its card.

RememberEquivalent fractionsDifferent fractions can have the same amount. They are equivalent.This pizza has been cut into 2 parts. has been eaten.This pizza has been cut into 4 parts. has been eaten. =

Try the interactive lesson: Equivalent fractions — cut it again!

Cut every piece of a pizza or a bar in two, count the pieces and the shaded ones, and see that the amount never changes: one half is two quarters is four eighths. Three journeys, and the boy asks along the way.

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A narrated clip

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One question, as your child sees it

And the answer sheet that follows a second wrong try: what we know, what we need, the steps, a check, the answer.

Fill the gap: = . What is the missing top number?

Your child types the answer on a number pad.

First hint: The bottom went from 4 to 8 (× 2). Do the same to the top.

The answer sheet

We know
= .
We need
The missing top number.

look at the bottoms: 4 became 8. 4 × 2 = 8, so the multiplier is 2.

do the same to the top: 3 × 2 = 6. So = .

RememberEquivalent fractionsDifferent fractions can have the same amount. They are equivalent.This pizza has been cut into 2 parts. has been eaten.This pizza has been cut into 4 parts. has been eaten. =
Check

6 out of 8 shaded is three quarters of the shape. ✓

Answer

6

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