They are not equivalent. If you simplify, you know that 1/3 is not equal to 1/2.
if 3/9 = 4/8, then 3*8 = 4*9 which is not true, so that 3/9 is not equivalent to 4/8.
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6 over 8 and 3 over 4 are equivalent. If you take 6/8 and divide both sides by 2 then you get 3/4.
4/3
3/4
6/8
3/4