standard_description: Explain why a fraction a/b is equivalent to a fraction (n × a)/(n × b) by using visual fraction models, with attention to how the number and size of the parts differ even though the two fractions themselves are the same size. Use this principle to recognize and generate equivalent fractions.
Grade 4 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 100.
problem_activity: Problem 1
Two different students solved the problem
$$1\frac9{10}+5\frac4{10}$$
below. Study their work and determine whether the strategy they used works.
|                          **             Student A            **                          |                          **             Student B            **                          |
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| .. image:: https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/uploads/2022/03/24/g4mathu5l14_at1a.png | .. image:: https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/uploads/2022/03/24/g4mathu5l14_at1b.png |
Problem 2
Two different students solved the problem
$$4\frac38-3\frac68$$
below. Study their work and determine whether the strategy they used works.
|                           **            Student C           **                           |                           **            Student D           **                           |
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| .. image:: https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/uploads/2022/03/24/g4mathu5l14_at2a.png | .. image:: https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/uploads/2022/03/24/g4mathu5l14_at2b.png |
Problem 3
Solve.
| $$1+\frac{5}{12}$$                          $$\frac{11}{12} + \frac5{12}$$ | $$8+4\frac36$$                          $$7\frac56+4\frac36$$ | $$1\frac1{10}-\frac1{10}$$                          $$1\frac1{10}-\frac2{10}$$                          $$1\frac1{10}-\frac4{10}$$ | $$6\frac15-5$$                          $$6\frac15-4\frac45$$                          $$6\frac15-4\frac25$$ |
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