Fill in the missing fractions and complete the following:

Here are the solutions to your math homework:

1. Fill in the missing fractions:

a) The fractions are increasing by one in the numerator while keeping the denominator constant.

$$\frac{1}{6}, \frac{2}{6}, \frac{3}{6}, \boxed{\frac{4}{6}}, \boxed{\frac{5}{6}}, \boxed{\frac{6}{6}}$$

b) The fractions are decreasing by one in the numerator while keeping the denominator constant.

$$\frac{5}{8}, \frac{4}{8}, \boxed{\frac{3}{8}}, \boxed{\frac{2}{8}}, \boxed{\frac{1}{8}}$$

2. Complete the following:

a) To find an equivalent fraction, multiply both the numerator and the denominator by the same non-zero number. For example, multiplying by 2:

$$\frac{1}{2} = \frac{1 \times 2}{2 \times 2} = \boxed{\frac{2}{4}}$$

b) When the numerator and the denominator of a fraction are the same, the fraction is equal to 1.

$$\frac{4}{4} = \boxed{1}$$