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Are the ratios 1:2 and 7:18 equivalent

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Answer:

No.

Divide both 1/2 and 7/18.

1:2=0.5 and 7/18=0.38888888888.

They aren't the same decimal.

Some ratios that are equivalent are to 1:2 are 2:4, 3:6, and 4:8

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