SOLUTION: Are 1/10 and 5/60 equivanlent fractions?

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Question 91048: Are 1/10 and 5/60 equivanlent fractions?
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, stanbon:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Reduce 5%2F60

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In order to reduce 5%2F60, the numerator and denominator must share a common factor. This common number must evenly divide into both of them without any remainder or decimal.


In order to completely reduce the fraction, you must divide the numerator and the denominator by the greatest common factor (GCF). The GCF of 5 and 60 is (note: click here if you need help with finding the GCF). So divide both the numerator and denominator by



In other words, to reduce the fraction you do this
%28numerator%2FGCF%29%2F%28denominator%2FGCF%29=Reduced_Fraction



%285%2F%29%2F%2860%2F%29 Plug in the numerator, denominator, and the GCF


%281%29%2F%2860%2F%29 Now divide 5 by to get 1. This is now the new numerator.


1%2F12 Now divide 60 by to get 12. This is now the new denominator.



So

%285%2F%29%2F%2860%2F%29=1%2F12




This means that 5%2F60 reduces to 1%2F12



In other words, 5%2F60=1%2F12





since we can see that 1%2F10 doesn't equal 1%2F12, this means 1%2F10 doesn't equal 5%2F60

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Are 1/10 and 5/60 equivanlent fractions?
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No; the numerator was multiplied by 5 to get 5
but the denominator was multiplied by 6 to get 60.
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1/10 is equivalent to 5/50 on 5/60
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Cheers,
Stan H.