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Explain how you can use multiplication to show that two fourths and four eighths are equivalent.

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Answer:
You simplify (divide) 4/8 by 2 and you get 2/4
Similarly, 2/4 can still be simplified by 2, and you get 1/2.

I hope this helps.
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