Question

Select two fractions that are equivalent to 1/8

Answer 1

Given the fraction

`(1)/(8)`

we can find equivalent fractions by multiplying 1/8 by 1 using different representations. For example, we can write 1 as 2/2, so, we would get the following:

`(1)/(8)\cdot1=(1)/(8)\cdot(2)/(2)=(2)/(16)`

if we write 1 as 3/3, we get:

`(1)/(8)\cdot1=(1)/(8)\cdot(3)/(3)=(3)/(24)`

thus, the equivalent fractions to 1/8 are 2/16 and 3/24