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2-57.

Use your understanding of equivalent fractions to write two fractions that are equivalent to each of the following fractions.

$\frac { 1 } { 2 }$
Hint (a):
How would you write this as a fraction with a denominator of $4$ ?
Answer (a):
These are two equivalent fractions, but there are more answers.
$\frac{2}{4}, \; \frac{3}{6}$

$\frac { 3 } { 5 }$
Hint (b):
$10$ is a multiple of $5$ , so try making a fraction equivalent to three fifths, with $10$ as the denominator.

$\frac { 4 } { 7 }$
Hint (c):
This is similar to parts (a) and (b).
Answer (c):
Can you find more equivalent fractions?
$\frac{8}{14}$

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