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Fractions Skill 4 - 21B

Equivalent Fractions
4 3 7
Test question 21B: Directions: Choose the fraction that is equivalent to 6 . a. b. c.
8 6 4 16

So, 6 is equivalent to 3
8 4
number shaded 6 number shaded 3
number in group 8 number in group 4

You can find equivalent fractions by using fractions bars or by multiplying. You can
sometimes divide to find equivalent fractions.
Use Fraction Bars
1 1 1 1 1 1
Line up the fraction models as shown and you 8 8 8 8 8 8
6 3
can see that and are equivalent fractions.
8 4 1 1 1
4 4 4

1
Line up fraction bars as shown above. Next, line up bars under the bars you just lined up. What
12
other equivalent fraction did you find?

Use Multiplication Use Division

Write a fraction that is equivalent to 1 . Multiply 6

2
Write a fraction that is equivalent to 12 . Divide the
the numerator and the denominator by the same numerator and the denominator by the same
number. number.

Multiply by 2 Try dividing by 3.

So,
1 and 2 are So,
6 and 2 are
1 x 2 = 2 2 4 6 x 3 = 2 12 4
2 2 4 equivalent fractions. 12 3 4 equivalent fractions.

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Fractions Skill 4 - 21B

Equivalent Fractions
Directions: Fill in the missing numerrator or denominator to name equivalent fractions.
1. 2. 3.

2= 6= 1=
4 2 8 4 4 8
4. 5. 6.

2= 1= 3=
4 8 2 4 6 2
7. 8. 9.

2= =
1 2=
4 2 8 4 8 4
10. 11. 12.

1= 3 6=3
=
2 8 8 4 4
13. 14. 15.

1= 6 =
=
4 2 8 4
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Fractions Skill 4 - 21B

Equivalent Fractions

Example: Multiply to find an equivalent fraction.

1 x 2 2 Remember, one way to find an equivalent fraction is to multiply the

= numerator and denominator by the same number, so, write the number
2 x 2 in the first box and then you can fill in the second box.

Directions: Fill in the boxes to complete each below to find an equivalent fraction.

3 x 3 9 2 x 2 4 3 x 3 9
16. = 17. = 18. =
4 x 3 x 5 x

1 x 4 x 1 x
19. = 20. = 21. =
8 x 2 16 5 x 10 3 x 15

Example: Divide to find an equivalent fraction.

4 Another way to find an equivalent fraction is to divide the numerator

8 2
= and denominator by the same number, so, write the number 4 in the
16 first box and then you can fill in the second box.

Directions: Fill in the boxes to complete each problem below and find an equivalent fraction.

9 3 3 9 3 3 5 5 1
22. = 23. = 24. =
12 15 10

8 4 2 3 3 8 4 2
25. = 26. = 27. =
12 27 9 32

7 7 1 10 5 2 8 2
28. = 29. = 30. =
49 35 56
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Fractions Skill 4 - 21B

Equivalent Fractions
Directions: Write an equivalent fraction for each. Use fraction bars, multiplication or division.
31. 32. 33.
1 1 1
2 3 8

34. 35. 36.

2 2 4
5 10 16

37. 38. 39.

2 2 8
3 8 12

40. 41. 42.

4 10 3
8 20 5

43. 44. 45.

2 5 6
7 6 10

46. 47. 48.

8 7 3
16 14 4

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Answer Key: Grade 4, Skill 21B

1. 1 2.3 3. 2 4. 4 5. 2 6. 1

7. 1 8. 2 9. 1 10. 4 11. 6 12. 8

13. 2,1 14. 4, 2 15. 8,3 16. 3,12 17. 2,6 18. 3,15

19. 2,2 20. 2,8,2 21. 5,5,5 22. 3,4 23.3,5 24. 5,2

25.4,3 26. 1,3 27. 4,8 28. 7,7 29. 5,7 30. 4,4,14

The following have more than one answer.

31. 2/4 32. 2/6 33. 2/16 34. 4/10 35. 1/5 36. 1/4

37. 4/6 38. 1/4 39. 2/3 40. 1/2 41. 1/2 42. 6/10

43. 4/14 44. 10/12 45. 3/5 46. 1/2 47. 1/2 48. 6/8

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