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Question
Find answers to the following. Write and indicate how you solved them.
Is `1/15` equal to `4/30?`
Solution
`1/15, 4/30`
`4/30 =(2 xx 2)/(15 xx 2)`
= `2/15`
∴ `1/15 ≠ 4/30`
Hence, `1/15` is not equal to `4/30`
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