Question

A cage has canaries and parakeets in the ratio 4:7. another cage has cockatiels and parakeets in the ratio 5:8. are the ratios of birds in the two cages equivalent?

Answer 1

Answer: No.

Step-by-step explanation: In this situation, you should be able to multiply the lesser ratio by a certain number and it should be equivalent with the bigger one.

Example:

1:1

2:2

For this example, you would want to multiply 1:1 by Q. Q will be our variable here. So, 1 times q equals 2. Q would be equivalent to 2, now multiply both the 1's in 1:1.

The two ratios also don't hold the same types of birds, so it cannot be equivalent whatsoever.

Answer 2

Answer: No

Explanation:

think of 4:7 as a fraction. that would be 4/7 right? so compare that to 5:8 as a fraction- 5/8. Are these fractions the same? the answer is no.