Which of the following is equivalent to $\dfrac{5}{6}$ ? A. $\dfrac{20}{24}$A. $\dfrac{20}{24}$ B. $\dfrac{6}{7}$ C. $\dfrac{6}{5}$ D. $\dfrac{1}{30}$ E. $\dfrac{10}{11}$
1. When the numerator and the denominator of $\dfrac{5}{6}$ are multiplied by $4$, it becomes $\dfrac{5 \times 4}{6 \times 4}=\dfrac{20}{24}$. So, these two fractions are equivalent.2. The fraction $\dfrac{5}{6}$ can be expressed as the following graph.Also, using the same whole, the fraction $\dfrac{20}{24}$ can be expressed as the following graph.Because the shaded amount for both figures are the same, both fractions, $\dfrac{5}{6}$ and $\dfrac{20}{24}$ are equivalent. No More Steps
