Brett was at bat 16 times in today's baseball game. He got 4 hits. Brett says that he got a hit 4/16 of the time. His coach says he got a hit 1/4 of the time. Are the two fractions equivalent? If so, what is another equivalent fraction?
1/4 = 2/8 = 3/12 = 4/16 = 5/20
To determine if two fractions are equivalent, we need to simplify them to their simplest form and check if they are the same. Let's simplify the fractions:
For Brett's claim of getting a hit 4/16 of the time:
Since both the numerator and the denominator are divisible by 4, we can simplify the fraction by dividing both by 4. This gives us 4/16 ÷ 4/4 = 1/4.
For the coach's claim of getting a hit 1/4 of the time:
The fraction 1/4 is already in its simplest form.
Now, we can compare the two fractions: 1/4 and 1/4.
Since they are the same, we can conclude that the two fractions are indeed equivalent.
To find another equivalent fraction, we can multiply or divide the numerator and denominator by the same number. Let's multiply the numerator and denominator by 2:
1/4 * 2/2 = 2/8.
Therefore, another equivalent fraction is 2/8.