Question: is 1/5 equivalent to 2/8?
Answer: We say that 1/2 is equivalent to 2/4. Fractions are determined to be equivalent by multiplying the numerator and denominator of one fraction by the same number. ... Fractions equivalent to 1/4 are 2/8, 3/12, 4/16, 5/20, ... Fractions equivalent to 1/5 are 2/10, 3/15, 4/20, 5/25, ...