Eva drew the models to show equivalent fractions. She says the fractions are equivalent because both fractions are 1 part of 1 whole. . 1 4 8 Explain the error Eva made.

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Stefaan Neyts · Answer 1 · 2023-06-28T18:21:56+0000

ANSWER:

For this reason Eva is not right

Explanation:

For two fractions to be equivalent in both the numerator and denominator, they must be multiplied by the same number, just like this:

$(1)/(4)=(2\cdot1)/(2\cdot4)=(2)/(8)$

Therefore, the correct drawing would be:

$Eva drew the models to show equivalent fractions. She says the fractions are equivalent-example-1$