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Is 1/8 equivalent to 2/12

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Answer: no

Explanation: start by finding a common denominator in this case it’ll be 24
1 x 3 3 | 2 x 2 4
- = - - | - = -
8 x 3 24. | 12 x 2 24

After this you can see there’s a one number difference
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Answer:

No

Explanation:

Check by changing to a common denominator

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