What is an equivalent fraction for 16/2
Equivalent Fractions Calculator
Here is the answer to questions like: What is an equivalent fraction for 16/2 or What numbers are equivalent to 16/2?
This Equivalent Fractions Calculator will show you, step-by-step, equivalent fractions to any fraction you input.
See below the step-by-step solution on how to find equivalent fractions.
How do you find equivalent fractions?
Two fractions are equivalent when they are both equal when written in lowest terms. The fraction 324 is equal to 81 when reduced to lowest terms. To find equivalent fractions, you just need to multiply the numerator and denominator of that reduced fraction (81) by the same natural number, ie, multiply by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ...
Important: 162 looks like a fraction but it is actually the whole number 8.
- 162 is equivalent to 162 because 8 × 21 × 2 = 162
- 243 is equivalent to 162 because 8 × 31 × 3 = 243
- 324 is equivalent to 162 because 8 × 41 × 4 = 324
- 405 is equivalent to 162 because 8 × 51 × 5 = 405
- 486 is equivalent to 162 because 8 × 61 × 6 = 486
- and so on ...
At a glance, equivalent fractions look different, but if you reduce them to the lowest terms, you will get the same value, showing that they are equivalent. If a given fraction is not reduced to the lowest terms, you can find other equivalent fractions by dividing both numerator and denominator by the same number.
What is an equivalent fraction? How do we know if two fractions are equivalent?
Finding equivalent fractions can be easy if you use this rule:
Equivalent fractions definition: two fractions ab and cd are equivalent only if the product (multiplication) of the numerator (a) of the first fraction and the denominator (d) of the other fraction is equal to the product of the denominator (b) of the first fraction and the numerator (c) of the other fraction.
In other words, if you cross-multiply (ab and cd), the equality will remain, i.e., a.d = b.c. So here are some examples:
- 81 is equivalent to 162 because 8 × 2 = 1 × 16 = 16
- 243 is equivalent to 162 because 24 × 2 = 3 × 16 = 48
- 324 is equivalent to 162 because 32 × 2 = 4 × 16 = 64