Question

What is an equivalent fraction for the following fraction?

3/6

1/4
1/2
1/3

Answer 1

Answer: 3/6 = 1/2

Explanation:

Check out the diagram below. We have 3 pizza slices shaded out of 6 total to represent 3/6 of the entire thing. This is also 1/2 of the entire thing.

This is one visual way to see how 3/6 = 1/2.

You can multiply top and bottom of 1/2 to get 1*3 = 3 up top and 2*3 = 6 down below.

`(1)/(2) = (1*3)/(2*3) = (3)/(6)`