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Find a ratio equivalent to `2/3 : 2/6 whose second quantity is 1.

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Answer is the ratio 2:1

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Step-by-step explanation

We want the second quantity to be 1, so we need to multiply 2/6 by its reciprocal 6/2 = 3.

Multiply both parts by 3

  • (2/3)*3 = 2
  • (2/6)*3 = 6/6 = 1

The original ratio is equivalent to 2:1

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Another approach would be to think of 2/3 as 4/6 because (2/3)*(2/2) = 4/6

The original ratio is the same as 4/6 : 2/6, in which we can multiply both parts by 6 to get 4:2. That reduces to 2:1

The ratio 2:1 means "the first part is twice as large compared to the second part".

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