Fractions and Chocolate Bars

Let's get an understanding of equal fractions by eating chocolates!

1. Joyce and Rick have the same size chocolar bars.
   
   Joyce's chocolate bar

    

   Rick's chocolate bar

    

   Observe how the fractions change when you click on the chocolate bar.

2. Observe the number of pieces each chocolate bar has.
   How many of Joyce's pieces does it take to equal one of Rick's piece? Answer:   

3. Joyce eats 2/20 of her bar. For Rick to eat the same amount from his bar, how many pieces should he take? Answer:   

   Because the two bars are of the same size, this example demonstrates that:

   2   20

   =

   10

4. Joyce eats 4/20 of her bar. For Rick to eat the same amount from his bar, how many pieces should he take? Answer:   

   This demonstrates that:

   4   20

   =

   10

5. Joyce eats 6/20 of her bar. For Rick to eat the same amount from his bar, how many pieces should he take? Answer:   

   This demonstrates that:

   6   20

   =

   10

6. Joyce eats 12/20 of her bar. For Rick to eat the same amount from his bar, how many pieces should he take? Answer:   

   This demonstrates that:

   12   20

   =

   10