Math Aid Lesson 1: Getting the Equivalent Value of Fractions

Elementary Math:
APGM’s Lesson 1

How to Find the Equivalent Value of a Fraction

1/5 of 45 is _____  answer: 9

Easy Solution/Technique:

Use the denominator to skip count until you reach the given whole number.  Since the denominator tells us how many parts a whole has been divided.

To illustrate: