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jmc

prealgebra senior

Problem

How many unique values can be created by forming the fraction where is either 4, 8, or 12 and is either 4, 8, or 12?
Solution
Let's write down all the possibilities, simplify the resulting fractions, and count the number of values we can achieve. We can get 1, 2, 3, 1/2, 3/2, 1/3 and 2/3, for a total of different values.
Final answer
7