Is 1/5, 5/5, and 5/1 equivalent?

Mathematics · Middle School · Wed Jan 13 2021

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Determine if 1/5, 5/5 and 5/1 are equivalent.

Solution:

To do so, we simply need to divide the numerator by the denominator.

1/5

=0.2

5/5

= 1

5/1

= 5

It can be seen that the given set of fractions are not equivalent.

Solution:

The given set of fractions are not equivalent, since each of their value differs from one another.