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What would our world be like without fractions? Our language would certainly change!

You could never tell a friend to break a cookie in "half" to share with you. You could only tell them to break it into two pieces. A glass containing water could never be described as "half full." How could you describe this glass? There would be no such thing as "half past the hour" with timekeeping. You could never say you are "halfway" there when traveling.

Obviously, fractions are truly an important part of our language. They are equally important for mathematics.

the reason you need equivalent Fractions is because that it is the only way to add or subtract fractions. You do not need equivalent fractoins when you multiply or divide though

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