Fractions and Parts of the Whole · Number and Algebra

Equivalent Fractions

Using number lines and area models to identify and create equivalent fractions.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can two fractions with different numbers represent the same amount?
  2. 2What happens to the size of the pieces as the denominator gets larger?
  3. 3How can we prove that two fractions are equivalent without a picture?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9M4N05
Year: Year 4
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Fractions and Parts of the Whole
Period: Number and Algebra

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