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The meaning of dissimilar fractions is when there is a pair or more of fractions that don't have the same denominator.
That means that two fractions represent the same number. You can obtain equivalent fractions by multiplying top and bottom by the same number. For example, if you multiply top and bottom of "1/2" by 2, you get "2/4" - an equivalent fraction.
1. Write this as 60/100. 2. Simplify the fraction as much as you can. 3. In the result of step (2), multiply top and bottom by the same number, to get an additional fractions. You can repeat (with the result of step (2)), multiplying top and bottom with different numbers (but always the same number for top and bottom), to get additional equivalent fractions.
A fraction whose numerator (top number) and denominator (bottom number) are the same has a value of 1. The fraction, 5 over 5 (5/5), for example, is (bottom) 5 divided into (top) 5 = 1. 9/9 = 1, 7/7 = 1, and so on.
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