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1-when using fraction strips, how do you know that two fractions are equivalent?
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2- reason larry and willa are each reading the same book. larry has read 2/3 of the book. willa said that she has read more than larry because she read 4/6 of the book. is willa correct? explain.
my son write- no because 2/3 and 4/6 are the same. if you have 1/3 and under it you put 2/6. and if you have 2/3 and you put 2 more under it will be equal.
check is this right or not #2 because #1 my son say he didn't get so please help him in #1 thank you
Ask him to study this site and see how he can use it to answer the first question.
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/scottforesman/Math_3_TTT_12.pdf
His second answer is right.
1- they are equivalent because when ever you line them up and they are the same length and width they are equivalent
my son write the answer now please check did he right or not thank you
Yes. He's right.
:-)
thank you very much :)
You're very welcome.
1- When using fraction strips, you can determine if two fractions are equivalent by comparing their lengths. Here's how you can do it:
- Start by representing each fraction using the fraction strips.
- Place both fractions side by side and align them at the starting point (0 on the strip).
- Look at the lengths of the two fractions. If they cover the same length on the strip, then the fractions are equivalent. This means that they represent the same amount, even though they may be written differently.
For example, if you have a fraction strip of 1 whole divided into thirds and another fraction strip of 1 whole divided into sixths, you can compare the fractions 2/3 and 4/6. If you place 2/3 on the thirds strip and 4/6 on the sixths strip, you will see that they cover the same length, indicating that they are equivalent fractions.
2- In this case, you are comparing the fractions 2/3 and 4/6 to determine if Willa is correct in saying that she read more than Larry. Your son's explanation is correct!
To understand why 2/3 and 4/6 are equivalent fractions, you can use the strategy of finding equivalent fractions by multiplying or dividing both the numerator and the denominator by the same number. In this case, you can multiply both the numerator and the denominator of 2/3 by 2, which gives you 4/6.
When comparing 2/3 and 4/6, you can see that they both represent the same portion of the book. Both fractions describe two-thirds or two out of every three parts of the book. Therefore, Larry and Willa have read the same amount, and Willa's claim that she read more because of 4/6 is incorrect.