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Give three fractions that equal #5/8# ?

Answer 1

Gabriel Agustin

#10/16#, #15/24#, #50/80#

In general any fraction of the form #(5n)/(8n)# where #n# is any number other than 0 will equal #5/8#

This is because: #(5 canceln)/( 8 cancel n) = 5/8#

In the answers above, I have chosen arbitrarily #n=2, n=3, n=10# to arrive at the three fractions requested:

#10/16#, #15/24#, #50/80#

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Answer 2

Gabriel Agustin

Sure, here are three fractions that equal ( \frac{5}{8} ):

( \frac{5}{8} = \frac{10}{16} )
( \frac{5}{8} = \frac{15}{24} )
( \frac{5}{8} = \frac{25}{40} )

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.