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Question
Find answers to the following. Write and indicate how you solved them.
Is `9/16` equal to `5/9`?
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Solution
`9/16, 5/9`
Converting these into like fractions,
`9/16 = 9/16 xx 9/9 = 81/144`
`5/9 = 5/9 xx 16/16 = 80/144`
As, `81/144 ≠ 80/144`,
Therefore, `9/16 "is not equal to" 5/9`.
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