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[tex]We\ pull\ the\ whole\ numbers\ from\ fractions:\\\\ \frac{30}{12}=2\frac{6}{12}=2\frac{1}{2}\\\\ \frac{40}{16}=2 \frac{8}{16}=2\frac{1}{2}\\\\\ \frac{30}{12}=\frac{40}{16}\\\\They\ are\ equivalent.[/tex]