SOLUTION: What is the formula for creating equivalent fractions using the following numbers:
10, 15, 50, 3 I know the answer is 3/10 and 15/50 but how does one arrive at that answer?
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10, 15, 50, 3 I know the answer is 3/10 and 15/50 but how does one arrive at that answer?
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Question 469268: What is the formula for creating equivalent fractions using the following numbers:
10, 15, 50, 3 I know the answer is 3/10 and 15/50 but how does one arrive at that answer? Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
There is no "formula" that I know of. This is a trial and error process.
In examining the numbers you can see that 50 is 5 times 10 and 15 is 5 times 3. That should give you a clue as how to proceed. Note that 3/10 and 15/50 is NOT the only answer. 10/3 and 50/15 are an equally valid equivalent pair of fractions using the same set of integers -- unless, of course, the instructions for the problem included the restriction that the fractions had to be proper.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
