Question

Check whether the fraction are equivalent.

$\frac{12}{17},\frac{48}{68}$

Answer 1

To check whether the fraction are equivalent,

Consider $\frac{12}{17}$

On multiply both numerator and denominator by $4$, we have

$$\begin{gathered} =\frac{{\displaystyle 12\times 4}}{{\displaystyle 17\times 4}} \\ =\frac{48}{68} \end{gathered}$$

Hence, $\frac{12}{17}=\frac{48}{68}$

Hence, the fraction are equivalent.