find the number that makes the fractions equivalent 1/2=?
There are an infinite number of possible answers, such as 3/6 and 4/8.
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1/2 = 2/4 = 3/6 = 4/8 = 5/10
What number makes the two fraction equivalent
To find the number that makes the fractions equivalent, we need to solve the equation:
1/2 = x/y
To do this, we can cross multiply:
1 * y = 2 * x
Since we want to solve for x, let's isolate it:
y = 2x
Now we have an equation with two variables, x and y. However, we can choose any value for y, as long as it is not zero, because we are looking for a number that makes the fractions equivalent. So let's assign a value to y:
Let y = 1
Now we can solve for x:
1 = 2x
Divide both sides by 2:
1/2 = x
Therefore, the number that makes the fractions 1/2 equivalent is x = 1/2.