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Are The Ratios 2:4 and 1:3 equivalent?Yes or No

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Equivalent ratios

The ratio 2:4 is equivalent to and 1:3 if both numbers are obtained by the same multiplication:

Since

1 x 2 = 2 and

3 x 2 = 6 (instead of 4)

then they are NOT equivalent

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