Justify why a/b X b/c X c/d is equal to a/e

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Odin Mathews

Mathematics

18 April, 16:31

Justify why a/b X b/c X c/d is equal to a/e

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Bradley Swanson · Answer 1

rewrite the equation so as to better understand why this equation is true.

If both the numerator and the denominator are the same in a fraction, then that fraction is equivalent to 1. So we can rewrite the equation as such.

Since the b's, c's and d's cancel out, a/b*b/c*c/d*d/e=a/e