Question

Which of the following is a pair of equivalent fractions?

eight-twelfths and sixteen forty-eighths

three-fourteenths and six forty-seconds

four twenty-fourths and eight forty-eighths

three-eighths and eleven-sixteenths

Answer 1

finding common denominators is the key

Answer 2

Eight-twelfths and sixteen forty-eighths -----> 8/12 and 16/48 ----> 0.6666666666....7 and 0.3333333333..... - NOT EQUIVALENT

Three-fourteenths and six forty-seconds -----> 3/14 and 6/40 ----> 0.2142... and 0.15 ---> NOT EQUIVALENT

Four twenty-fourths and eight forty-eighths -----> 4/24 and 8/48 ----> 0.166666....7 and 0.1666666....7 ----> EQUIVALENT! :)

Three-eighths and eleven-sixteenths ----> 3/8 and 11/16 ----> 0.375 and 0.6875 ---> NOT EQUIVALENT

Answer 3

or a calculator as charlotte has demonstrated

Answer 4

LOL