Arithmetic Grade Three
Lesson One hundred sixty: The Game of One
Here are some fractions equivalent to one:
4/4 5/5 100/100
6/6 12/12 50/50
1/1 3/3 10/10
In short, any fraction containing the same value in the numerator and the
denominator is equivalent to one.
So, the answers to each of the following equations is one!
2/3 + 1/3 = 1/7 + 6/7 =
3/4 + 1/4 = 2/5 + 3/5 =
2/9 + 7/9 = 3/8 + 5/8 =
So, having said this, it should not be difficult to answer these problems:
2/3 + ___ = 1 1/7 + ___ = 1
3/4 + ___ = 1 2/5 + ___ = 1
2/9 + ___ = 1 3/8 + ___ = 1
If you are unsure of the answers, just look up at the previous set of
examples.
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