WH54 Fachwortlexikon
Lernwerkstatt Aachen GbR
Mathematik | Physik | Chemie


erweitern


... German for => to expand a fraction


Expanding a fraction means to multiply both the numerator (top number) and the denominator (bottom number) by the same number. Expanding a fraction is the opposite of reducing it.

Example: 2/3 expanded by five yields 10/30.





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