Question

The ratio 4:2 is equivalent to 2

Answer 1

To make pastry for an apple pie, you need 4 oz flour and 2 oz fat. The ratio of flour to fat is

4 : 2 .

But this ratio can be simplified in the same way that two fractions can be simplified. We just

cancel by a common factor. So

4 : 2 = 2 : 1 .