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Saleem wants to create a table of ratios that are equivalent to 2/3. He includes the ratios 4/5 and 5/6. Are these ratios equivalent to 2/3? Explain your reasoning.

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No, the ratios are not equivalent to 2/3. To create an equivalent ratio, you need to multiply both numbers in the original ratio by the same number.

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Answer:

Neither of them are equivalent to 2/3.

2/3 would be equal to 4/6, not 5/6.

4/5 can't be equivalent to 2/3 either.

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