Question

Bart uses 3/12 cup milk to make muffins. Write a fraction that is equivalent to 3/12

Answer 1

To find an equivalent fraction to 3/12, you just need to do the same operation to the numerator and the denominator.

So, let's say we wanted to divide both parts by 3.

3/3 1
____ = ______

12/3 4

Therefore, because we applied the same operation to both the numerator and the denominator, 3/12 is an equivalent fraction to 1/4.