Equivalent fractions

• Equivalent fractions are fractions that look different but show exactly the same amount.
  
• You can make equivalent fractions by multiplying or dividing the numerator and denominator by the same number.
  
• You can simplify fractions by dividing the numerator and denominator by the same number. This is called cancelling.
  Sometimes fractions will cancel more than once.
  
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/maths/number/equivalent_fractions/read/1/