Equivalent fraction families

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine a chocolate bar 🍫 with 4 equal rows. You eat 2 rows — that's half the bar!

2. 2

   If a pizza 🍕 is cut into 4 slices, how many slices do you need to eat half?

3. 3

   Shade half of this bar — it's already split into 4 pieces. Then shade the same amount on the bar below, split into 8 pieces.

4. 4

   Let's find a fraction that's the same as 1/2 but with bigger pieces.

5. 5

   Now shade 3/4 of this bar (4 pieces). Then shade the same amount on the bar below, which has 8 pieces.

6. 6

   3/4 is the same as how many out of 8?

7. 7

   Which fraction is the same size as 1/3? (Hint: think of a bar cut into 6 pieces)