Question

What is 4/8 equivalent to?

Answer 1

`4/8-=1/2`

Explanation:

Notice that you can split 8 into 2 lots of 4`->4+4=8` This means that the top number can be divided by the bottom number and get a whole number answer.

So write `4/8" as "(4-:4)/(8-:4) = 1/2`

so `4/8-=1/2" "`the `-=` means equivalent to

In fractions for multiply or divide, what you do to the bottom you do to the top.