# 5.07 Equivalent fractions

Lesson

## Are you ready?

Can you identify the number and size of equal parts?

Here is a shape divided into parts, use it to answer the following questions.

1. This shape has $\editable{}$ equal parts.

2. Each part is $\frac{\editable{}}{\editable{}}$ of the whole.

## Learn

How can we identify equivalent fractions?  This video will show us.

### Apply

##### Question 1

Fill in the blank to find an equivalent fraction to $\frac{1}{3}$13:

1. $\frac{1}{3}=\frac{\editable{}}{6}$13=6

## Learn

Here we look at comparing using equivalent fractions.

### Apply

##### Question 2

We are going to compare the two fractions $\frac{1}{8}$18 and $\frac{1}{4}$14.

1. Turn $\frac{1}{4}$14 into a fraction in eighths.

2. We can now compare the two fractions $\frac{1}{8}$18 and $\frac{1}{4}$14.

Which fraction is larger?

The fractions are the same size.

A

$\frac{1}{8}$18

B

$\frac{1}{4}$14

C

The fractions are the same size.

A

$\frac{1}{8}$18

B

$\frac{1}{4}$14

C

## Learn

This next video shows us that whole numbers can also be written as fractions.

### Apply

##### question 3

Fill in the blank to find an equivalent fraction to $5$5:

1. $5=\frac{\editable{}}{2}$5=2

Remember!

Equivalent fractions represent the same size, but have different numerators and denominators.

### Outcomes

#### VCMNA157

Investigate equivalent fractions used in contexts