Question

Are the ratios 2:1 and 14:6 equivalent?
yes
no

Answer 1

Explanation:

To check this, we need to know whether

2

1

​

=

3

2

​

We have,

2

1

​

=

2×3

1×3

​

=

6

3

​

and

3

2

​

=

3×2

2×2

​

=

6

4

​

We find that

6

3

​

<

6

4

​

, which means that

2

1

​

<

3

2

​

.

Therefore, The ratio 1:2 is not equivalent to the ratio 2:3

Answer 2

No, they aren't equal.

Explanation: