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Is 3/4 equivalent to 8/12

User Adam Porad
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no

to get to 8/12 you would have to x by 3
= 9/12 so that is wrongs
User Reynicke
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No since 8/12 is 2/3 in its simplest form (if u divide the numerator and denominator by 4) and also both fractions have different decimal values, 3/4=0.75 and 8/12=0.66666 recurring
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