whAT IS THE DEFINITION OF AN EQUIVALENT FRACTION
2007-05-16 07:50:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
equvialent means equal. the same value but only in a different form.
thus 1/2 has the same value as 2/4 as 4/8. they are equiavalent fractions becasue they have the same value. 2/4 and 4/8 can both be reduced to 1/2.
2007-05-16 08:00:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
two fractions are equivalent if they reduce to the same simplified fraction
2/4 = 1/2
that is an example of a equivalent fraction
2007-05-16 07:58:18 · answer #2 · answered by PunPride 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An Equivalent Fraction is one where the ratio of the numerator to its denominator will always give you the same result or quotient.
For example : 1/2 is equivalent to 5/10
Taking their quotient, you will always get 0.5
2007-05-16 08:00:32 · answer #3 · answered by diomil h 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Equivalence in mathematics:
Two numbers are equivalent if they represent the same value.
so 1/2 = 2/4 = 17/34 =......
Two equations are equivalent if they have the same solutions.
2x+y=12
is equivalent to
4x +2y = 24
Note that you are using this fact when you manipulate equations by add the same value to both sides or multiplying both side. This maintains the equivalency.
A dollar bill is equivalent to 100 pennies in the sense that they both represent the same monetary value.
100 degree celsius is equivalent to 212 degrees fahrenheit
1 foot is equivalent to 12 inches....
etc...
2007-05-16 07:59:16 · answer #4 · answered by modulo_function 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
two fractions are equivalent if their difference is zero.
2007-05-16 07:54:27 · answer #5 · answered by gjmb1960 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋