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UNIT 8 : Fractions
Match
One and three quarters 3
Three and a half 1
Two and four fths 4
One and three tenths 2
Four and ve eighths 1
1
2
3
4
5
8
4
5
3
10
Activity
• Fold an A4 paper into two (Figure 1).
Shade one part of it.
What fraction is shaded?
• Now fold the same paper into two again (Figure 2).
What fraction is shaded?
• Fold the paper into two again (Figure 3).
What fraction is shaded?
What do you observe?
, and represent the same shaded part.
They are equivalent fractions: .
1
2= 2
4= 4
8
1
2
4
8
2
4
Try this
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
Tip: Equivalent Fractions