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What are two ways you can find an equivalent ratio for 12/16

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Answer:

1. Simplify the fraction

2. Muliply the fraction by a common multiple of the numerator and denominator

Step-by-step explanation:

This fraction/ratio isn't in simplist form. We can simplify it to find an equivalent ratio.


(12/2)/(6/2) =(6)/(3)

We can keep simplifying to find more equivalent ratios.


(6)/(3) =(2)/(1) =2

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As for multiplying, two ratios are equivalent to each other if one of them can be expressed as the multiple of the other. We can multiply both 12 and 16 by 2 to find an equivalent ratio.


(12(2))/(16(2)) =(24)/(32)

You can keep multiplying by common multiples to find more equivalent ratios.

Thus, you can either simplify or multiply to find equivalent ratios.

hope this helps!

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