Sense or nonsense? Pete says that to write 4/6 as 2/3, you combine pieces, but to write 4/6 as 8/12, you break apart pieces does

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Sense or nonsense? Pete says that to write 4/6 as 2/3, you combine pieces, but to write 4/6 as 8/12, you break apart pieces does

this make sense?

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sertanlavr [38] · Answer 1 · 2023-05-27T22:16:14+03:00

In order to write 4/6 as 2/3 we would break apart pieces and to write 4/6 as 8/12 we would combine pieces.

<h3>What are fractions?</h3>

A fraction is a quantity that is not a whole number. In maths, a fraction usually has a numerator and a denominator. The numerator is the number above. While the denominator is the number below.

In order to write 4/6 as 2/3 we have to express in its simplest form. This means that you have to divide 4/6 by 2. In order to write 4/6 as 8/23, multiply 4/6 by 2.

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