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  • 03-04-2017
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Why can you multiply or divide both terms of a ratio by the same number without changing the value of the ratio?

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Goalinetsky
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  • 03-04-2017
3:4 = 6:8

[tex] \frac{3}{4} = \frac{6}{8} [/tex]


The same principle is used with fractions. The identity property of multiplication states that any number times 1 is the same number. Since [tex] \frac{2}{2} [/tex] = 1, the fraction/ratio does not change in value.
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