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Fraction and its Types - Concept of Equivalent Fractions

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  • Introduction 
  • Obtaining equivalent fractions

Introduction

  • Equivalent Fractions: If two or more fractions have the same value, they are called equivalent or equal fractions.
    Eg.  `"1"/"3"`, `"3"/"9"`, `"6"/"18"` and `"9"/"27"` are equivalent fractions.
  • Cross Product: The product of the numerator of the first and the denominator of the second is equal to the product of the denominator of the first and the numerator of the second. These two products are called cross-products.

Obtaining equivalent fractions

Equivalent fractions:
Equivalent fractions are those fractions that represent the same part of a whole.       


All the above images are different but equivalent fractions, as they represent the same, i.e., half part of a whole circle.

If we multiply the numerator and denominator of any fraction with the same number, then we will get the equivalent fraction. There could be more than one equivalent fraction of one fraction.

For example:
`3/5 = (3 xx 2)/(5 xx 2) = 6/10`

If we divide the numerator and denominator of any fraction by the same number, then we will get the equivalent fraction.

For example:
`24/40 = (24 ÷ 2)/(40 ÷ 2) = 12/20`

Cross Product:

`a/b = c/d`

`a xx d = c xx b`.

Equivalent fraction Product of the numerator of the 1st and the denominator of the 2nd Product of the numerator of the 2nd and the denominator of the 1st Equal?
`1/3 = 3/9` 1 x 9 = 9 3 x 3 = 9 Yes
`4/5 = 28/35` 4 x 35 = 140 5 x 28 = 140 Yes
`1/4 = 4/16` 1 x 16 = 16 4 x 4 = 16 Yes
`2/3 = 10/15` 2 x 15 = 30 3 x 10 = 30 Yes
`3/7 = 24/56` 3 x 56 = 168 7 x 24 = 168  Yes

Example

Find the equivalent fraction of `2/5` with numerator 6.

We know 2 × 3 = 6. This means we need to multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 3 to get the equivalent fraction.

Hence,

`2/5 = (2 xx 3)/(5 xx 3) = 6/15`

`6/15` is the required equivalent fraction.

Example

Find the equivalent fraction of `15/35` with denominator 7.

We observe the denominator and find 35 ÷ 5 = 7.

We, therefore, divide both the numerator and the denominator of `15/35` by 5.

Thus, `15/35 = (15 ÷ 5)/(35 ÷ 5) = 3/7.`

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