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Question
Find answers to the following. Write and indicate how you solved them.
Is `5/9` equal to `4/5`?
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Solution
`5/9, 4/5`
Converting these into like fractions,
`5/9 = 5/9 xx 5/5 = 25/45`
`4/5 = 4/5 xx 9/9 = 36/45`
As, `36/45 ≠ 25/45`,
Therefore, `5/9 "is not equal to" 4/5`.
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