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Two ratios are shown below:1. There are 4 boys for every 5 girls in the sixth grade.2. Twelve apples are sold at the farmer's market for every 15 pears.Are these ratios equivalent?

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Given:

1) There are 4 boys for every 5 girls in the sixth grade.


(4)/(5)

2) Twelve apples are sold at the farmer's market for every 15 pears.


(12)/(15)=(4)/(5)

Answer: both the ratios are equivalent.

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