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Are the fractions 3/8 and 9/27 equivalent? If yes, explain how you know they are equivalent. If they are not equivalent, what is a fraction that would be equivalent to 3/8.

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Answer:

Explanation:

The factors are 9 and 27 are 1,3,9,27

With that, 9/27 is undoubtedly reducible to 1/3

Before now,we were told that when a number divides itself,the result is zero...now,⅜÷⅓ should give us 1 but 3/8×3/1 = 9/8 and 9/8≠1 hence,they aren't same!

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