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Dertermine weshrer the fraction is 9 over 12 and 9 over 6 are equivalent

Dertermine weshrer the fraction is 9 over 12 and 9 over 6 are equivalent-example-1

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9/12 and 6/8 are equivalent fractions

Step-by-step explanation:


\begin{gathered} \text{Given fractions:} \\ (9)/(12)\text{ and }(6)/(8) \end{gathered}
\begin{gathered} \text{let's break down the fraction:} \\ \text{for }(9)/(12)\text{ we'll divide both numerator and denominator by 3} \\ (9/3)/(12/3)\text{ = }(3)/(4) \end{gathered}
\begin{gathered} \text{for }(6)/(8),\text{ we will divide both numerator and denominator by 2} \\ (6/2)/(8/2)\text{ = }(3)/(4) \end{gathered}

We can see when break down both fractions, their simplest term is the same.

Hence, 9/12 and 6/8 are equivalent fractions

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