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is 1/3 15/27

 Apr 27, 2014

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is 1/3 15/27

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Here's a method to determine whether two fractions are equal.......just cross-multiply.....if the products are equal, then the fractions are equal!!

So........1x27 = 27       3 x 15 = 45    Nope!!!

"Reducing"  15/27 gives us 5/9 !!

By the way.....look at these fractions closely.....isn't 15 more than 1/2 of 27???   So there's no way that 15/27 = 1/3, as we can determine just by examination....

 Apr 27, 2014
 #1
avatar+128707 
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Best Answer

is 1/3 15/27

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Here's a method to determine whether two fractions are equal.......just cross-multiply.....if the products are equal, then the fractions are equal!!

So........1x27 = 27       3 x 15 = 45    Nope!!!

"Reducing"  15/27 gives us 5/9 !!

By the way.....look at these fractions closely.....isn't 15 more than 1/2 of 27???   So there's no way that 15/27 = 1/3, as we can determine just by examination....

CPhill Apr 27, 2014

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