Which of the following is equivalent to $\dfrac{4}{7}$ ? A. $\dfrac{8}{14}$A. $\dfrac{8}{14}$ B. $\dfrac{5}{8}$ C. $\dfrac{7}{4}$ D. $\dfrac{1}{28}$ E. $\dfrac{8}{11}$
1. When the numerator and the denominator of $\dfrac{4}{7}$ are multiplied by $2$, it becomes $\dfrac{4 \times 2}{7 \times 2}=\dfrac{8}{14}$. So, these two fractions are equivalent.2. The fraction $\dfrac{4}{7}$ can be expressed as the following graph.Also, using the same whole, the fraction $\dfrac{8}{14}$ can be expressed as the following graph.Because the shaded amount for both figures are the same, both fractions, $\dfrac{4}{7}$ and $\dfrac{8}{14}$ are equivalent. No More Steps
