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Algebra Difficulty 1.1 Junior Find the answer Canada

What number should be placed in the \Box to make the equation 12=8\dfrac{1}{2} = \dfrac{\Box}{8} true?

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Solution

The fraction 48\dfrac{4}{8} is equivalent to the fraction 12\dfrac{1}{2}.

Therefore, the number 4 should be placed in the \square.

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