Question

Andy and Hershel folded the same- size square papers. Candy shaded 2 4 and Hershel shaded 1 2. Are the fractions equivalent? Explain.

Answer 1

Yes, the fraction are equivalent

Explanation:

Fraction shaded by candy = 2/4

Fraction shaded by Hershel = 1/2

If candy's fraction of 2/4 is reduced to it's lowest term ;

2 /4 = 1 /2 ; we also obtain the same fraction obtained by Hershel.

Hence, 2/4 is equivalent to 1/2