Question

Are 15/24 and 20/36 equivalent or not equivalent

Answer 1

To determine if both fractions are equivalent, it must support the expression:

$a=b$

where a and b are the fractions.

We need to simplify both fractions to check if they are equivalent.

First Fraction:

$\frac{15}{24}$

We can divide both the numerator and denominator by 3:

$\frac{5}{8}$

Second Fraction:

$\frac{20}{36}$

We can divide both the numerator and denominator by 4:

$\frac{5}{9}$

Putting these into the expression to check equivalency, we can see that:

$\frac{5}{8}\ne\frac{5}{9}$

Therefore, BOTH FRACTIONS ARE NOT EQUIVALENT.