Equivalent fractions
Equivalent fractions are fractions that are equal in value but have different names.
1
2
=
2
2
=
4
8
=
50
100
Fractions can be written as:
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common fractions (with a numerator and denominator),
decimal fractions (using the decimal point) or
percentages (per hundred – %)
This table shows equivalent fractions of these three types:
Common fraction
1
4
1
2
3
4
2
5
3
10
12
100
Decimal fraction
Percentage
0.25
25%
0.5
50%
0.75
75%
0.4
40%
0.3
30%
0.12
12%
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Fraction comes from the Latin word frangere, which means to break.
The whole is broken into equal parts.
Common fractions are represented by one number over a dividing line.
The bottom number is called
the DENOMINATOR.
It tells us the size of the
part that the whole is
divided into.
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The top number is called
the NUMERATOR.
It tells us how many
of the divided parts.
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