Key learning points

1. If the multiplicative relationship between the numerator and denominator is the same, the fractions will be equivalent.
2. In equivalent fractions the numerators will share a common factor and the denominators will share a common factor.
3. In equivalent fractions, the numerators and denominators have been scaled up or down by the same factor.

Keywords

• Equivalent fraction - Equivalent fractions are fractions which have the same value, even though they may look different. They describe the same part or proportion of the whole

• Simplify - To simplify a fraction is to identify the highest common factor shared by the numerator and denominator and to scale down both by that factor.

• Scale up/down - To scale up or down is to multiply or divide by a given number or factor.

Common misconception