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Specific Outcomes
FRACTIONS
Suggestions for Teaching and Learning 
Students will be expected to:
Number
5N7 Continued...
Multiplication is used to increase both the numerator and denominator 
by the same number in order to create an equivalent fraction with larger 
terms.
Division is used to reduce both the numerator and denominator to 
simplify a fraction written in larger terms to a smaller equivalent 
fraction.
Achievement Indicators:
5N7.5 (Continued) Formulate 
and verify a rule for developing a 
set of equivalent fractions.
3
4
3 𝑥𝑥 2
4 𝑥𝑥 2
6
8
5N7.6 Compare two 
given fractions with unlike 
denominators by creating 
equivalent fractions.
When comparing fractions, students should use strategies that suit the 
question. If given 
2
1
and 
3
1
, for example, students could continue to 
use concrete and pictorial representations.
They should conclude that 
2
1
is larger than .
Students could also compare two fractions, such as 
5
2
and 
4
1
, by 
creating equivalent fractions having the same denominator.
They should conclude that and therefore,
> 
Students should be encouraged to use multiple strategies to compare 
fractions.
3
4
→
→
3 x 2
4 x 2
6
8
3
1
5
2
4
1

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