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Equivalent fractions review

Review equivalent fractions with multiplication, and try some practice problems.

Equivalent fractions

Fractions are equivalent if they are equal or represent the same amount.
Want to learn about visualizing equivalent fractions? Check out this article.

Finding equivalent fractions using multiplication

Let's look at an example.
What number could replace a below?
start fraction, 2, divided by, 3, end fraction, equals, start fraction, a, divided by, 12, end fraction
First, we need to figure out what to multiply 3 by to get 12:
start fraction, 2, divided by, 3, end fraction, times, start fraction, divided by, 4, end fraction, equals, start fraction, divided by, 12, end fraction
Next, we multiply the numerator by the same number as the denominator:
start fraction, 2, divided by, 3, end fraction, times, start fraction, 4, divided by, 4, end fraction, equals, start fraction, 8, divided by, 12, end fraction
start fraction, 2, divided by, 3, end fraction, equals, start fraction, 8, divided by, 12, end fraction, so we can replace the a with an 8.
Want to learn more about equivalent fractions? Check out this video.

Practice

Problem 1
  • Current
What number could replace r below?
start fraction, 2, divided by, 4, end fraction, equals, start fraction, r, divided by, 8, end fraction
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text

Want to try more problems like this? Check out this exercise.

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