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Tony B
Mar 15, 2017

Equivalent fraction:

16/20-=4/5" another one is "16/20-=32/401620≡45 another one is 1620≡3240

You could make a very long list if you chose.
However, 'simplify' only has one answer and that is 4/545 as the 5 is a prime number.

Explanation:

Notice that 4 will divide exactly into each number

So 16/20-=(16-:4)/(20-:4)=4/51620≡16÷420÷4=45

Or you could go the other way. It is still an equivalent fraction

color(green)(16/20color(red)(xx1)" "->" "16/20color(red)(xx2/2) = 32/40)1620×1 → 1620×22=3240

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