Equivalent fractions
We can represent the fraction 2 _
3 in different ways.
0
1
1 3
2 3
How can you represent the fraction 3 _ 4 ?
The children have been folding strips of paper and colouring some of the parts. What do you notice?
1 2
1 2
1 4
1 4
1 4
1 4
1 6
1 6
1 6
1 6
1 6
1 6
Make your own paper strip to show eighths. How many parts will you need to colour so your strip also shows one-half?
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