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  Posted by Dinusha Fernando on June 28, 2024 at 12:43 pm

  Can you give an example of equivalent fractions?

  Pavini Lahoti replied 9 months, 3 weeks ago 2 Members · 1 Reply

  • example of equivalent fractions
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  Pavini Lahoti

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  June 28, 2024 at 4:14 pm

  Let’s consider the fraction 1/2.

  Some equivalent fractions to 1/2 are:

  2/4
  3/6
  4/8
  5/10
  6/12
  and so on…

  The key to generating equivalent fractions is to multiply the numerator and denominator by the same non-zero number.

  For example, to get from 1/2 to 2/4, we multiply both the numerator and denominator by 2:
  1/2 = (1 x 2) / (2 x 2) = 2/4

  To get from 2/4 to 3/6, we multiply both the numerator and denominator by 3/2:
  2/4 = (2 x 3/2) / (4 x 3/2) = 3/6

  And so on. As long as you multiply both the numerator and denominator by the same number, you will create an equivalent fraction.

  The fractions 2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10, 6/12 etc. all represent the same value as 1/2, they are just expressed using different numerators and denominators. This is the essence of equivalent fractions.

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