Priya shaded 3/5 of a paper strip during her Art lesson. Her teacher asked her to express this as an equivalent fraction with 15 as the denominator. Which of the following is correct? 3/5 = ___/15
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Step 1: Find what number to multiply the denominator by to get 15.
5 × ? = 15
5 × 3 = 15, so the scale factor is 3.
Step 2: Multiply both the numerator and denominator by 3.
3/5 = (3 × 3)/(5 × 3) = 9/15
So 3/5 = 9/15.
Correct answer: 9/15
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