3. Dice Pizza Company has created a brand new, very special rectangular pizza. In your copy, draw 2 of these rectangular pizzas. Make each pizza 8 squares of your copy, 2 squares down and 4 across.
a) Divide the first pizza into 4 equal pieces. Put cheese on 3 of the pieces and special sauce on the remaining piece.
b) Divide the second pizza into 8 equal pieces. Put cheese on 6 of the pieces and special sauce on the remaining 2 pieces.
c) Look closely at the pizzas you have drawn. Do you notice anything interesting about these pizzas?
Equivalent Fractions The word equivalent means the same as equal. For example:
– 2
1
=
– 4
2
=
– 8
4 We can use a fraction wall to help us find the different fractions that are equal. 1. Complete the fraction wall below. 1 unit
– 2
1
– 4
1
– 8
1
2. Use your fraction wall to help you complete these questions. The first one has been done for you.