SOLUTION: can someone please help me with this problem equivalent fraction 5= ? 7 98

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Question 175683: can someone please help me with this problem
equivalent fraction
5= ?
7 98
Answer by jim_thompson5910(21667) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let's replace the question mark with an "x" to get

5%2F7=x%2F98



5%2F7=x%2F98 Start with the given ratio


%285%2F7%29%2A98=x Multiply both sides by 98


490%2F7=x Multiply


70=x Divide



So our answer is x=70


So the equivalent to 5%2F7 is 70%2F98. This means that 5%2F7=70%2F98