Are the fractions 3/5 and 12/15 equivalent or not and why

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Chaz Rowland

Mathematics

14 October, 18:43

Are the fractions 3/5 and 12/15 equivalent or not and why

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Dwayne Ross · Answer 1

Well, the fraction 3/5 is in its simplest form, however, 12/15 is not. The fraction can be further simplified.

First, find out what the largest number that can fit into both the denominator (15) and numerator (12) perfectly. This number would be 3.

Next, divide 3 by 12 (which equals 4) and 3 by 15 (which equals 5). This gives you 4/5. The simplest form of the fraction 12/15.

4/5 is larger than 3/5, therefore the answer would be that they are not equivalent.