Equivalent or Equal Fractions No chocolates today Equivalent

Equivalent or Equal Fractions

No chocolates today

Equivalent or Equal Fractions This is one whole or 1

Equivalent or Equal Fractions One whole or 1 is equal to two halves We write two halves as: 2 2

Equivalent or Equal Fractions Shown is one half 1 2 The number of parts Total number of parts equal to a whole

Equivalent or Equal Fractions Shown is one half 1 2 NUMERATOR DENOMINATOR

Equivalent or Equal Fractions I cut my shape again I still show 1 2

Equivalent or Equal Fractions But I also show 2 4

Equivalent or Equal Fractions One half is EQUIVALENT or EQUAL TO 2 quarters 1 2 2 4

Simplifying fractions to their lowest terms… What does this mean?

Simplifying fractions to their lowest terms: We can use different language for making the fraction as small as possible. Watch out for this language in the future. 16 4 20 5 Simplest form Lowest terms Simplified This fraction is as simple as we can make it

Equivalent or Equal Fractions 8 12 15 20 Look for numbers that both the NUMERATOR and the DENOMINATOR can be divided by. We want numbers bigger than 1. We call these COMMON FACTORS

Equivalent or Equal Fractions 8 ÷ 4 12 ÷ 4 15 ÷ 5 20 ÷ 5 These numbers have 4 as a common factor. This means they can both be shared by 4. A common factor here is 5

Equivalent or Equal Fractions 8 ÷ 4 2 12 ÷ 4 3 15 ÷ 5 3 20 ÷ 5 4

We have found their lowest terms when…. 5 1 15 3 8 2 12 3 If the top number is a 1, we know we can stop. They have no FACTORS in common other than 1

Learning Objectives: I am successful if I can recognise or find equivalent fractions and simply fractions into their lowest terms. Common factors can be found and used to help me.