Question

Isabel and Jonah had 2 pies. Isabel wrote the equation ½ + ⅙ = 4/6 and Jonah wrote 3/6 + 1/6 = 4/6 to represent combining the pie pieces. Explain why both equations are correct.
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Answer 1

Both equations are equal because 1/2 and 3/6 are equivalent fractions. By multiplying both the numerator and denominator of 1/2 by 3 (3/3=1) we can get 3/6 making both equations appear the same