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Explain how you can use multiplication to find an equivalent fraction

for 5/8 ((WORTH 10 POINTS))

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To find an equivalent fraction for 5/8, you can multiply both the top and bottom numbers by the same amount. For example, if you multiply both 5 and 8 by 2, you get 10/16. That's an equivalent fraction. To simplify it back to 5/8, just divide both 10 and 16 by 2, and you'll get the original fraction.

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