Before, we just looked at pictures to see if two fractions were equivalent... But, we need to be able to do it without pictures.
What about these? and I don't know about you, but I don't want to try to draw something with 800 pieces! Whew! Let's take the fraction with the bigger numbers and reduce it: Hey, they ARE the same! In fact, we can find a bunch of fractions that are equivalent to these: Can you find five fractions Head on over to the next page to continue... |