explain why multiplying the numerator and the denominator of a fraction by the same number results in an equivalent fraction.

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Bentley Downs

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12 March, 16:46

explain why multiplying the numerator and the denominator of a fraction by the same number results in an equivalent fraction.

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Leonidas Wilkinson · Answer 1

We also know that when you have the same numerator and denominator in a fraction, it always equals 1. For example: So as long as we multiply or divide both the top and the bottom of a fraction by the same number, it's just the same as multiplying or dividing by 1 and we won't change the value of the fraction.