This could be any fraction where the denominator and the numerator are different.
For example, 1/2, 3/7, 15/8......and so on.
In algebraic terms this would be written x/y where x ≠ y
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What is a fraction in which the numerator and denominator represent the same amount but are in different units?
It is a ratio.
A unit conversion ratio
In a fraction they must be in the same units. In a ratio they need not be.
Multiply it by a fraction that has a certain number of inches in the numerator and the same length as the numerator but in the units of the given height in the denominator. The original units cancel out, and you're left with inches. If the numerator and denominator of a fraction are equal, the fraction is equal to 1, and multiplying something by 1 does not change its value.