Equivalent Fractions

Table of Contents

• Equivalent Fractions
• Finding Equivalent Fractions
• Summary
• What’s Next?

In the previous segment, we learnt how to convert mixed fractions to improper fractions. In this segment, we will learn about Equivalent fractions.

What are Equivalent fractions?

Equivalent fractions are fractions that have different numerators and denominators but represent the same value.

For example, ¹ , 2

2 4

, 3 are equivalent fractions.

6

Let us understand this.

The figures below are all same-sized squares where each square is divided into a different number of shaded and unshaded blocks.

A B C

Equivalent fractions

• Square A is divided into 2 equal parts, out of which one part is shaded.
• Square B is divided into 4 equal parts, out of which 2 parts are shaded.
• Square C is divided into 6 equal parts, out of which 3 parts are shaded.

We can write this as the ratio of the number of shaded blocks to the total number of blocks.