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Name LESSON Date Class Problem Solving 3-4 Equivalent Fractions and Mixed Numbers Write the correct answer. 1. Bert bicycles 136 miles each week. If he bikes the same distance daily and bikes each day of the week, how many miles does he bike each day? Write your answer as a mixed number. 2. The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, was designed so well that even in the highest winds the tower never sways 1 more than 42 inches. Write two 1 fractions that are equivalent to 42. 3. In October 2000, almost 13 inches of rain fell in Miami, Florida, in a 24-hour period. Write a fraction that 1 shows about how many 4 inches of rain fell on that one day. 4. Elena is 58 inches tall. Write a mixed number to represent her height in feet. Choose the letter for the best answer. 5. Randi runs 48 miles each week. She runs the same distance daily and runs each day of the week. How many miles does she run each day? Write your answer as a mixed number. 7 6 C 64 miles 8 5 D 77 miles A 67 miles B 66 miles 3 6. A bakery used 44 cups of salt to make 120 loaves of sourdough bread. Write a fraction that shows 1 how many 4 cups of salt were used to make the bread. 1 7. One of the driest summers in the Northeast was in 1909, with 896 inches of precipitation. Which 100 896 ? mixed number is equivalent to 100 6 A 891 0 24 C 825 96 B 810 4 D 85 Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. 30 F 4 cups 12 H 4 cups 24 G 4 cups 19 J 4 cups 8. The Central Ohio Transit Authority 3 has 9575 miles of routes. Which 3 fraction is equivalent to 9575? 38 4,781 F 5 4,783 H 5 4,788 G 5 9,573 J 5 Holt Mathematics Problem Solving 3-4 Equivalent Fractions and Mixed Numbers Challenge 3-4 Target Practice LESSON LESSON Write the correct answer. Find out where the dart lands on the dartboard. Cross out the fraction, improper fraction, or mixed number on the dartboard that is equivalent to each number below. The dart lands on the number that is left. 1. Bert bicycles 136 miles each week. If he bikes the same distance daily and bikes each day of the week, how many miles does he bike each day? Write your answer as a mixed number. 2 45 19 miles 6 23 3. In October 2000, almost 13 inches of rain fell in Miami, Florida, in a 24-hour period. Write a fraction that 1 shows about how many 4 inches of rain fell on that one day. 2 3 35 70 54 10 3 34 9 18 ; Possible answer: 2 4 3 7 19 6 6 27 2. The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, was designed so well that even in the highest winds the tower never sways 1 more than 42 inches. Write two 1 fractions that are equivalent to 42. 23 8 1 12 7 10 4. Elena is 58 inches tall. Write a mixed number to represent her height in feet. 52 4 inches 45 6 feet 5 13 42 5 1 4 15 45 Choose the letter for the best answer. 5. Randi runs 48 miles each week. She runs the same distance daily and runs each day of the week. How many miles does she run each day? Write your answer as a mixed number. 12 20 A 8 18 7 6 C 64 miles 8 5 D 77 miles 67 miles 1 B 66 miles 32 1. 6 14 2. 20 12 3. 8 3 4. 5 7 28 6. 10 16 7. 36 50 8. 75 2 9. 9 20 10. 3 5 11. 15 12. 36 3 13. 1 2 14. 55 2 45 15. 12 1 16. 2 5. 28 3 6. A bakery used 44 cups of salt to make 120 loaves of sourdough bread. Write a fraction that shows 1 how many 4 cups of salt were used to make the bread. 7. One of the driest summers in the Northeast was in 1909, with 896 inches of precipitation. Which 100 896 ? mixed number is equivalent to 100 6 96 4 B 8 10 12 H 4 cups 24 G 4 cups 19 J 4 cups 8. The Central Ohio Transit Authority 3 has 9575 miles of routes. Which 3 fraction is equivalent to 9575? 24 C 82 5 A 891 0 1 30 F 4 cups D 85 4,781 F 5 4,783 H 5 4,788 G 5 9,573 J 5 42 5 17. The dart lands on 37 Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. Holt Mathematics 38 Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. Reading Strategies 3-4 Multiple Meaning Terms Holt Mathematics Puzzles, Twisters & Teasers 3-4 Are You in the Dark? LESSON LESSON If you multiply or divide the numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same number, you get another fraction that is equivalent, or equal. Fill in the boxes in the grids to show equivalent fractions. Then use the Answer Key to answer the riddle. 3 4 2 2 4 • 3 2 6 6 8 In the example above, both the numerator and denominator are multiplied by 2. Equal fractions are called equivalent fractions. 9 12 = = 2 4 is equivalent to . 3 6 Answer the following questions. 1 6 1. Is 2 equivalent to 1 ? 2 2. How do you know? 1 3 yes 4 12 = Possible answer: You can multiply both the numerator and denominator 6 by 6 to get 12 . 1 2 6 2 = 3 5 6 10 12 20 no 3. Are 5 and 3 equivalent fractions? 4. How do you know? = = Possible answer: You cannot multiply both 1 and 5 by the same number to get 2 and 3. 7 1 equivalent to ? 5. Is 15 7 6. How do you know? 2 7 no 4 14 = Possible answer: You cannot divide both 7 and 15 by the same number to get 1 and 7. 3 1I 1 7. Is 9 equivalent to 3? 8. How do you know? yes 2T = 3S 4A 6E 8R 12D Why did the tomato blush? 1 3. Possible answer: You can divide both 3 and 9 by 3 to get Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. 8 28 39 Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. Holt Mathematics I T S A 1 2 3 4 S A A D D 3 4 4 12 12 L Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. 70 T W H E R E S S I 8 6 3 3 1 2 40 6 N G . Holt Mathematics Holt Mathematics