Question

The town council has 10 members last year 4 member ran for re-election write a fraction that equivalent to 4/10

Answer 1

4/10 can be simplified to 2/5 by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 2. Or, you can multiply the numerator and denominator by a number, such as 4, and get 16/40, which is also equivalent of 4/10.

Answer 2

You can simplify 4/10 by 2 and get 2/5