Question

Fill in the blank to make the two fractions equivalent. ?/27= 4/9

Answer 1

12/27 = 4/9

Explanation:

To get from one fraction to the other, you must find out what the denominator of the fraction we know (4/9) is being multiplied by to get the denominator of ?/27.

We divide 27 by 9 to get 3 then multiply the numerator (4) by 3 as well to get 12, your answer.

Answer 2

12/27 = 4/9

Explanation:

Solve for ?:

?/27 = 4/9

Multiply both sides of ?/27 = 4/9 by 27:

(27 ?)/27 = 27×4/9

27×4/9 = (27×4)/9:

(27 ?)/27 = (27×4)/9

(27 ?)/27 = 27/27×? = ?:

? = (27×4)/9

27/9 = (9×3)/9 = 3:

? = 3×4

3×4 = 12:

Answer: ? = 12