brett shaded 4/8 of a sheet of notebook paper. aisha says he shaded 1/2 of the paper. are the two fractions. equivalent? if so, what is another equivalent fraction?
Answer:
The two fractions are equivalent.
\(\text{Another equivalent fraction is }\frac{2}{4}\)
Step-by-step explanation:
\(\text{Given brett shaded }\frac{4}{8} \text{of a sheet of notebook paper. Aisha says he shaded }\frac{1}{2}\text{of the paper}\)
We have to tell are two fractions equivalent.
\(\frac{4}{8}=\frac{4}{2\times4}=\frac{1}{2}\)
∴ \(\frac{4}{8}\thinspace and\thinspace \frac{1}{2}\text{both are equivalent fractions}\)
Another equivalent fraction is
\(\frac{1}{2}\times\frac{2}{2}=\frac{2}{4}\)