Question

Are the fractions 1/5 , 5/5 , and 5/1 equivalent?Explain.

Answer 1

Answer:
They are not equal

Explanation:
Let's take a look at each one of them separately:
$\frac{1}{5}$ : This fraction is in the simplest form. It is equivalent to 0.2
The fraction is formed by dividing one part over five

$\frac{5}{5}$ : This fraction is not in the simplest form. We can divide 5 by 5 and the answer would be 1. Therefore, $\frac{5}{5}$ is equivalent to 1

$\frac{5}{1}$ : This fraction is not in the simplest form. We can divide 5 by 1 and the answer would be 5. Therefore, $\frac{5}{1}$ is equivalent to 5.

Based on the above, we can cnfirm that 0.2 , 1 and 5 are not equivalent.
Therefore, the given fractions are not equivalent

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