decimal equivalent for 5 over 12 = 0.41675/12:= 5 ÷ 12= 0.4167 in decimal
5/12 is equivalent to 0.4166...
The equivalent fraction of 5/12 is 10/24
-37 is not equivalent to it.
No, it is not equivalent. Think of it this way. If you had £12 and I had £5 then you would have money in the ratio of 12 to 5 compared to me. If you then only had £5 and I had £17 (which represents the new ratio of 5 to 17) you would not agree that this was equivalent as a proportion (you would rightly feel that you had lost out)!
decimal equivalent for 5 over 12 = 0.41675/12:= 5 ÷ 12= 0.4167 in decimal
5/12
5/12 is equivalent to 0.4166...
12/5 is equivalent to 24/10
The equivalent fraction of 5/12 is 10/24
find the decimal equivalent of -12/5 and 6 1/2
No, it is not. If you multiply 3 by 4, you get 12. However, you must multiply 5 by 5 to get 25, so it is not equivalent.
-37 is not equivalent to it.
12/5 = 10 2/5
3/5
No, it is not equivalent. Think of it this way. If you had £12 and I had £5 then you would have money in the ratio of 12 to 5 compared to me. If you then only had £5 and I had £17 (which represents the new ratio of 5 to 17) you would not agree that this was equivalent as a proportion (you would rightly feel that you had lost out)!
It is: 5/12 = 0.41'6' recurring '6'