LESSON 8 Equivalent Fractions

  1. Irma and her friends want to bake some cookies. Her recipe calls for cup of sugar. Irma can find only a -cup measure. How many eighths of a cup of sugar is the same as of a cup? Show how you know.
  2. Read about and compare the different ways the friends solved the problem.
Irma's friend, Maya, solved the problem using the Fraction Chart she created with the fraction strips. Look at a Fraction Chart.
Irma's friend, Ming, solved the problem using fraction circle pieces.