Question

Lila drew the picture below, and then she wrote the equation on the right to represent her work with the shapes.

When Lila multiplies the number of shaded squares by 4 and the number of total squares by 4, does the amount of shading compared to the total squares change? Explain how you know.
(Photo attached)

Answer 1

No the ratio does not change

Answer 2

No the ratio does not change

Explanation:

If you multiply the numerator and denominator by the same number the fraction does not change