Unit 4 Section 1 : Equivalent Fractions

Equivalent fractions are revisited in this section.

Example 1

Write down in 2 different ways, the fraction of this large square which been shaded.

Example 2

Complete each of the following expressions:

Example 3

Write each of the following fractions in their simplest form:

Exercises

Question 1
Write, in two different ways the fraction of each shape which has been shaded:

(a)			,
(b)			,
(c)			,
(d)			,

Question 2
Fill in the missing number in each of the following statements:

(a)		=
(b)		=
(c)		=
(d)		=
(e)		=
(f)		=
(g)		=
(h)		=
(i)		=
(j)		=
(k)		=
(l)		=

Question 3
Fill in the missing numbers in the following statements:

(a)		=
(b)		=
(c)		=
(d)		=
(e)		=
(f)		=
(g)		=
(h)		=
(i)		=
(j)		=

Question 4
Write each of the following fractions in its simplest form:

(a)		=
(b)		=
(c)		=
(d)		=
(e)		=
(f)		=
(g)		=
(h)		=
(i)		=
(j)		=
(k)		=
(l)		=

Question 5
Write each of the following fractions in two different ways:

(a)		=		,
(b)		=		,
(c)		=		,

Question 6
Is each of the following statements true or false:

(a)		=		- true false
(b)		=		- true false
(c)		=		- true false
(d)		=		- true false

Question 7

(a)	Fill in the missing number in each of the following statements:

	=
	=

(b)	Which of the fractions		and		is the larger?

is the larger.

Question 8

(a)	Fill in the missing number in each of the following statements:

	=
	=

(b)	Which of the fractions		and		is the smaller?

is the smaller.

Question 9
Which of these fractions is the largest?

Question 10
Write the following fractions in order of size, with the smallest first: