Fractions Worksheet Page 4
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36Fractions
You could also write it like this.
�2
�2
�4
6
3
12
6
12
3
�
�
�
8
4
16
8
16
4
�2
�2
�4
To find equivalent fractions, multiply or divide the
numerator and denominator by the same number.
When there is no number that divides exactly into the
numerator and denominator, a fraction is in its simplest
form.
3
No number divides exactly into both 3 and 4, so
is the
4
simplest form of this fraction.
3
EXAMPLE
2
Find three more fractions that are equivalent to
.
9
(i) Multiply numerator and denominator by 2 to get
�2
2
4
�
9
18
You can choose any multiplier to
give an equivalent fraction, as long
�2
as you multiply both the numerator
(ii) Multiply numerator and denominator by 3 to get
and the denominator.
�3
2
6
�
9
27
�3
(iii) Multiply numerator and denominator by 10 to get
�10
2
20
�
9
90
�10
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