Does 40/100 equal to 2/3? Explain why or why not.

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Carlo Wilcox

Today, 05:36

Does 40/100 equal to 2/3? Explain why or why not.

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Aliza Simmons · Answer 1

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Aliza Simmons Today, 07:36

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No because

40/100 - 20/50-2/5

Maren Ayala · Answer 2

No, it does not.

We can find equivalent fractions to each of them to see what their values are.

40/100 is equal to 4/10 which is equal to 0.4 and 2/3 is 0.66666 ( ...)

0.4 does not equal 0.66666 ( ...) so 40/100 does not equal 2/3.