Understanding Equivalent Fractions and Reducing to Simplest Form

Understanding Equivalent Fractions and Reducing to Simplest Form
Introduction

Fractions can look different but still represent the same value. Understanding equivalent fractions and how to reduce fractions to their...

Imagine you have a chocolate bar that's cut into 4 equal pieces. You eat 2 of those pieces. That means you have eaten 2 out of the total 4 pieces, two-fourths, of the chocolate bar.

Now, your friend has a chocolate bar of the same size, but it's only cut into two pieces. She eats 1 piece, which means she has eaten 1/2 of the bar.

Eve...