Equivalent Fractions

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What are equivalent fractions?

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Fractions that represent the same value or amount, even if they have different numerators and denominators.

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How can you tell if two fractions are equivalent?

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If they have the same amount of space shaded in a visual representation or if they can be simplified to the same fraction.

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What is the fraction 7/7 equal to?

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1 whole.

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What is the fraction 5/5 equal to?

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1 whole.

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What operation do we use to find equivalent fractions?

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Multiplication.

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If you multiply the numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same number, what happens?

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The new fraction is equivalent to the original fraction.

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What is an example of equivalent fractions?

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1/2 and 2/4.

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What is the simplest form of the fraction 4/8?

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1/2.

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If a fraction has a numerator of 3 and a denominator of 9, what is an equivalent fraction?

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1/3.

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What does it mean to simplify a fraction?

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To reduce it to its simplest form where the numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1.