Question

Determine whether the fractions 3/4 and 5/9 are equivalent

Answer 1

They aren't equivalent.

Explanation:

An easy way to solve these equations is to divide the number on top by the one below.

3/4= 3 divided by 4 = 0.75

5/9= 5 divided by 9 = 0.55...repeated.

As shown above, these two fractions are not equivalent.

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Answer 2

3/4 and 5/9 are not equivalent.

Explanation:

If we expand on both these fractions to a common denominator, we see that 3/4=27/36 and that 5/9=20/36 27/36 is not equal to 20/36, there is a 7/36 difference.