An equivalent fraction for a/b is found by multiplying the numerator and denominator by a common integer (n).
Whatever you multiply the numerator (top) by, you must multiply the denominator (bottom) by the same number):
We'll start with 2 and keep increasing by 1 through 20 to find a bunch of equivalent fractions:
8 x 2 | |
9 x 2 |
= |
16 |
18 |
8 x 3 | |
9 x 3 |
= |
24 |
27 |
8 x 4 | |
9 x 4 |
= |
32 |
36 |
8 x 5 | |
9 x 5 |
= |
40 |
45 |
8 x 6 | |
9 x 6 |
= |
48 |
54 |
8 x 7 | |
9 x 7 |
= |
56 |
63 |
8 x 8 | |
9 x 8 |
= |
64 |
72 |
8 x 9 | |
9 x 9 |
= |
72 |
81 |
8 x 10 | |
9 x 10 |
= |
80 |
90 |
8 x 11 | |
9 x 11 |
= |
88 |
99 |
8 x 12 | |
9 x 12 |
= |
96 |
108 |
8 x 13 | |
9 x 13 |
= |
104 |
117 |
8 x 14 | |
9 x 14 |
= |
112 |
126 |
8 x 15 | |
9 x 15 |
= |
120 |
135 |
8 x 16 | |
9 x 16 |
= |
128 |
144 |
8 x 17 | |
9 x 17 |
= |
136 |
153 |
8 x 18 | |
9 x 18 |
= |
144 |
162 |
8 x 19 | |
9 x 19 |
= |
152 |
171 |
8 x 20 | |
9 x 20 |
= |
160 |
180 |