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Madeleine says she can use a clock to show that 5/60 and 1/12 are equivalent fractions. Do you think she is correct? Explain.
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Madeleine says she can use a clock to show that 5/60 and 1/12 are equivalent fractions. Do you think she is correct? Explain.

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She is correct because when you do cross multiply you are able to see whether or not a fraction is equivalent.
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Yes, 5/60, 5 divided by 5=1. 60 divided by 5= 12. Leaving you with 1/12. Meaning that both fractions are equivalent
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