Question

Find the equivalent fraction of $\frac{36}{48}$ with

1. numerator 9
2. denominator 4

Answer 1

(a) numerator 9.

We will reduce the fraction $\frac{36}{48}$ by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by $4$ to get the numerator $9$.

$\frac{36 }{ 48} ÷ \frac{4 }{ 4}$

$= \frac{9 }{ 12}$

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(b) denominator 4.

We will reduce the fraction$\frac{36}{48}$ by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by $12$ to get the denominator $4$.

$\frac{36 }{ 48} ÷ \frac{12}{ 12}$

= $\frac{3 }{ 4}$