Are The Ratios 1:2 and 5:14 equivalent?

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by Aash

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The ratios are equivalent if:

$(2)/(1)\equiv(14)/(7)$

For example, given a length of 20cm:

$\begin{gathered} 20*(2)/(1)=20*2=40\operatorname{cm} \\ 20*(14)/(7)=20*2=40\operatorname{cm} \end{gathered}$

Since:

$40\operatorname{cm}=40\operatorname{cm}$

We can conclude that they are equivalent

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