Introduction

One half of a chocolate cake is the same amount of cake as two quarters. $LaTeX: \frac{1}{2}$ and $LaTeX: \frac{2}{4}$ are called equivalent fractions, as they represent the same sized part. (Does eating two quarters of a cake sound less greedy than eating a half a cake, even though they are the same amount?)

Working through your course book

Go to the MyMaths 1B digital book and watch the video on page 67.
Now read through the example on page 66.
Now see if you can answer the questions on page 67.
If you would like more practice, then work through these lessons on the MyMaths website:
- EXPLORE – Equivalent fractions (MyMaths)
- EXPLORE - Simplifying fractions (MyMaths)

You may also want to watch the following Mathswatch videos and work through the interactive questions using the tab at the top of the screen:

WATCH - Equivalent fractions (Mathswatch)

WATCH - Simplifying fractions (Mathswatch)

Support activities for this topic

The MyMaths 1A digital book introduces these topics at a slower pace. If you'd like to take more time to understand these, look at pages 68-69 for more support.

Extension activities for this topic

The MyMaths 1C digital book provides extension material in their problem-solving questions.

If you would like more of a challenge on this topic, go to page 67 of the MyMaths 1C digital book and attempt questions 6 and 7.