VC2M4N03 Official strand: Number

Equivalent fractions and decimals

Find different fraction and decimal names for the same quantity.

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Which fraction with denominator 6 is equal to 1/3?

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Answer: 2/6

  1. Multiply the denominator 3 by 2 to get 6.
  2. Multiply the numerator by the same number: 1 × 2 = 2.
  3. The answer is 2/6.

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Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0

VC2M4N03

find equivalent representations of fractions using related denominators and make connections between fractions and decimal notation

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  1. VC2M4N03-C01Find equivalent representations of fractions.
  2. VC2M4N03-C02Use fractions with related denominators when finding equivalent representations.
  3. VC2M4N03-C03Connect fraction representations with decimal notation.

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  1. 01Find equivalent fractions using area models: two models
  2. 02Find equivalent fractions using area models: one model
  3. 03Identify equivalent fractions using number lines
  4. 04Find equivalent fractions using number lines
  5. 05Graph equivalent fractions on number lines
  6. 06Identify equivalent fractions
  7. 07Equivalent fractions: find the missing numerator or denominator
  8. 08Patterns of equivalent fractions
  9. 09Fractions with denominators of 10 and 100
  10. 10Write fractions in lowest terms
  11. 11Graph fractions equivalent to 1 on number lines
  12. 12Select fractions equivalent to whole numbers using models
  13. 13Find fractions equivalent to whole numbers
  14. 14Model decimals and fractions
  15. 15Graph fractions as decimals on number lines
  16. 16Convert fractions and mixed numbers to decimals - denominators of 10 and 100
  17. 17Convert fractions and mixed numbers to decimals
  18. 18Convert decimals to fractions and mixed numbers
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