Finding Equivalent Fractions

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What is an equivalent fraction?

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An equivalent fraction is a fraction that represents the same value as another fraction, even though the numbers in the fractions are different.

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What does it mean to simplify a fraction?

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To simplify a fraction means to reduce it to its lowest terms, where the numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1.

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How do you find an equivalent fraction?

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To find an equivalent fraction, you can multiply or divide both the numerator and the denominator by the same non-zero number.

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They are equivalent fractions, where k is any non-zero number.

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What does it mean if two fractions are not equivalent?

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It means they represent different values and cannot be simplified to the same fraction.