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There are 12 girls and 16 boys in Javier's math class. There is 26 girls and 14 boys in Javier's choir class. Is the ratio of girls to boys in the two classes equivale…

There are 12 girls and 16 boys in Javier's math class. There is 26 girls and 14 boys in Javier's choir class. Is the ratio of girls to boys in the two classes equivale…
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There are 12 girls and 16 boys in Javier's math class. There is 26 girls and 14 boys in Javier's choir class. Is the ratio of girls to boys in the two classes equivalent? Explain.

User Hossein POURAKBAR
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these ratios are not equivalent because if you calculate it, they do not start from the same simplified ratio. 12/16 is 3/4 and 26/14 is 13/7 and those two ratios are not equivalent. hope this helps :)
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