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Is 2/10 equal to 4/5

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Answer:

No 2/10 is not the same as 4/5

Explanation:

The reason why is because If you doubled 2/10 then it would be 4/20 not 4/5 and if you divided by 4/5 by 2 then it would be a complex fraction of 2/1/2 that is why the statement 4/5 is equal to 2/10 is false.

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Answer:

NO

Explanation:

2/10 have a common term of 2. reduce both the numerator and denominator by dividing both by 2.

2/2 = 1

10/2 = 5

the reduced fraction woudl be 1/5

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