Question

9:6 and 4:3 are they equivalent?

Answer 1

NO

Explanation:

`9:6=(9)/(6)=(9:3)/(6:3)=(3)/(2)\\eq(4)/(3)=4:3\\\\\text{Other method:}\\\\9:6=(9)/(6)\\\\4:3=(4)/(3)\\\\(9)/(6)=(4)/(3)\qquad\text{cross multiply}\\\\(9)(3)=(6)(4)\\\\27=24\qquad\bold{FALSE}`

Answer 2

No because 9:6 is 1.5 and 4:3 is 1.333...