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Are these ratios equivalent 12:17 and 10:15

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Simplify Ratio
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12 : 17 (Simplest form)

10 : 15 (divide by 5)
2 : 5 (simplest form)

Comparing 12:17 and 2:5, they are not eqivalent

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Answer: Not equivalent
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User Aedm
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no they're not equivalent because 12 divided by 17 is 0.705 and 10 divided by 15 is 0.66
User MinhD
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