Simplification:
[tex]\frac{4}{16}=\frac{\frac{4}{2}}{\frac{16}{2}}=\frac{2}{8}=\frac{\frac{2}{2}}{\frac{8}{2}}=\frac{1}{4}[/tex]The simplification of the fraction 4/16 to the lowest terms equals 1/4.
Equivalent fraction:
An equivalent fraction with 32 as a denominator would be:
[tex]\frac{32}{4}=8[/tex][tex]\frac{1}{4}\cdot\frac{8}{8}=\frac{8}{32}[/tex]Therefore, in this case, the answer would be: a) 8
Summary:
0. We simplified the fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator over a common factor (2), obtaining ,1/4.
,1. We found an equivalent fraction with 32 as a denominator by dividing 32/4 and multiplying that result (8) times the original fraction.
