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1/2 and 1/8 have different denominators. If I (or you) were to change 1/2 into 4/8, which I (or you) can do because 4/8 is a half and a half is 1/2. Basically 4/8=1/2. But if we change 1/2 to 4/8 and left 1/8 as 1/8, they would both be like fractions.

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