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The fractions -42/-45 and 14/15 are equivalent fractions.TrueFalse

User ISebbeYT
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false because 14 nor 15 are multiple of -42 or -45
User Shams Ahmed
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they should sipmlify to same thing if they area
-42/-45=42/45
divide top and bottom by 3
14/15=14/15
they are equvilent

another way

if a/b=c/d then ad=bc

if -42/-45=14/15 then
(-42)(15)=(-45)(14)
-630=-630
true


they are equivilent
User Telgin
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