Which of the following pairs of numbers cointains like fractions?

Question

A. 5/6 and 10/12

(Can't be A. because I got it wrong)

 

B. 3/2 and 2/3

 

C. 6/7 and 1 5/7

 

D. 3 1/2 and 4 4/4

 

 

Answer 1

Like fractions have the same denominator.  Look at (C).

Answer 2

Looking at the distractors (that is, the choices of a multiple-choice question), I'd say that this question is about knowing the definition of "like fractions," not about being able to convert improper fractions to mixed numbers and back [oops, those are more terms that you will need to know].

 

Like fractions have the same denominator -- like 3/7 and 4/7.  This is very useful when you need to add or subtract fractions (you just add or subtract the numerator and leave the denominator the same).  [oops again, those are very specific math terms and you need to know the definitions]

 

So, this question is not asking which pair of fractions are equal.