Equivalent Fractions of 1/3
Equivalent Fractions of 1/3 are fractions that are different than 1/3, but still have the same value.
There are an unlimited number of fractions that are equivalent to 1/3. We will give you the five lowest and by lowest, we mean the lowest combination of numerators and denominators that has the same value as 1/3.
First, we find the greatest common factor of 1 and 3 which is 1.
Then, we divided the numerator and denominator of 1/3 by the greatest common factor to get the lowest possible equivalent fraction of 1/3.
Finally, we multiply the numerator and denominator of the lowest possible equivalent fraction by 2 to get the second lowest equivalent fraction, by 3 to get the third lowest equivalent fraction and so on up to 5.
Here is our solution:
1/3
2/6
3/9
4/12
5/15
The results are all the same when you divide the numerator by the denominator for all of the equivalent fractions above. That means that our math is correct.
Equivalent Fractions of 1/4
Here is the next fraction on our list that we found equivalent fractions for.