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Is 16:12 and 64:60 equivalent?

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nope they arent equivalent. *
User LinX
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you can set ratios up the same way you can fractions:
(let's just say for now that they are equal)

(16)/(12) = (64)/(60)
simplify the fractions and you get:

(4)/(3) = (16)/(15)
That isn't true, so

(4)/(3) \\eq (16)/(15)
so your answer is no,
16:12 and 64:60 are not equivalent
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