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Grade 126 grade maths

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Is 5 / 9 equal to 4 / 5

Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years ago
Dear Student

Convert these fractions into like fractions
5 / 9 = (5 / 9)× (5 / 5)
= 25 / 45
4 / 5 = (4 / 5) × (9 / 9)
= 36 / 45
∴25 / 45 ≠ 36 / 45
Hence, 5 / 9 is not equal to 4 / 5

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