explain why 1/2 is not equivalent to 2/5?

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shianestone00 shianestone00

24-03-2016
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explain why 1/2 is not equivalent to 2/5?

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jjjj9 jjjj9 · Answer 1 · 2016-03-24T03:06:44+01:00

jjjj9 jjjj9

24-03-2016

because 1/2 does not go in to 2/5 because there is not nothing that can not be multiplied in to 5 it can only go in 4 is the closer to 5 than another number

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weird1alexia weird1alexia · Answer 2 · 2016-03-24T03:14:49+01:00

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24-03-2016

Multiply 1/2 by 5/5.
This is 5/10.
Multiply 2/5 by 2/2.
This is 4/10.
These are not the same .

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