Making Equivalent Fractions
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Students will be asked to make equivalent fractions in fourth grade. Equivalent means equal. The video below demonstrates how to make equal fractions. Just click on the play button to view the lesson. A link to practice problems is provided below the video. A few word problems are also given at the bottom of the page.
Sample Word Problems:
Charlie ate 2/3 of his pepperoni pizza. Gordon ate 3/6 of his sausage pizza. Did the boys eat the same amount of pizza?
John ate 2/3 of his cookie. Katie ate 4/6 of her cookie. Did they eat an equal amount of cookie?
Hannah ate 1/2 of her birthday cake last week. Her twin sister ate 4/8 of the cake. Did they get equal amounts of their birthday cake?
Alex painted 3/6 of his house white. Don painted 3/8 of his house white. Do they have the same amount of their houses painted white?
A vendor at the farmer's market noticed that 4/5 of his customers bought fruit and 2/10 of his customers bought vegetables. Does he sell the same amount of fruit and vegetables?
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