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Are the ratios 10:8 and 19:16 equivalent? yes or no

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No.

Reason:

If you multiply the first ratio 10:8 by 2 you get 10 x 2 : 8 x 2 = 20:16

the bottom number is identical to the second ratio but 20 is greater than 19, so the two ratios are not equivalent.

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