SOLUTION: why is 15/45 not equivalent to 5/8?

SOLUTION: why is 15/45 not equivalent to 5/8?

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Question 556572: why is 15/45 not equivalent to 5/8?
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
GCF of 15 and 45 is 15.

15/45 = 1/3 as a simplified fraction.
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