How Do You Find a Missing Value to Make Two Fractions Equivalent?

How Do You Find a Missing Value to Make Two Fractions Equivalent?

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It's important to know how to make equivalent fractions. In this tutorial, you'll see how to create an equivalent fraction when you have a fraction and the denominator of an equivalent fraction!

Keywords:

  • problem
  • fraction
  • equivalent
  • missing value
  • fractions
  • equivalent values

Background Tutorials

  • Interpret whole-number quotients of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 56 ÷ 8 as the number of objects in each share when 56 objects are partitioned equally into 8 shares, or as a number of shares when 56 objects are partitioned into equal shares of 8 objects each.

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Further Exploration

  • Explain why a fraction a/b is equivalent to a fraction (n × a)/(n × b) by using visual fraction models, with attention to how the number and size of the parts differ even though the two fractions themselves are the same size. Use this principle to recognize and generate equivalent fractions.

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