Equivalent Ratios

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What is an equivalent ratio?

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An equivalent ratio is a ratio that expresses the same relationship between two quantities, even if the numbers are different. For example, 1:2 and 2:4 are equivalent ratios.

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How do you find equivalent ratios?

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To find equivalent ratios, you can multiply or divide both terms of the ratio by the same non-zero number. For example, if you have the ratio 2:3, multiplying both terms by 2 gives you 4:6, which is equivalent.

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What is the ratio of Animals to Crabs if there are 13 Animals and 4 Crabs?

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The ratio of Animals to Crabs is 13:4.

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If a student has 35 pens, 16 of which are blue, what is the ratio of red pens to blue pens?

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The ratio of red pens to blue pens is 19:16.

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What does it mean if two ratios are not equivalent?

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If two ratios are not equivalent, it means they do not represent the same relationship between the quantities. For example, 1:2 is not equivalent to 2:3.

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At a restaurant, the ratio of chocolate shakes to vanilla shakes is 5:4. If 20 chocolate shakes are sold, how many vanilla shakes are sold?

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If 20 chocolate shakes are sold, then 16 vanilla shakes are sold.

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What is the ratio of coaches to players if there are 10 players and 3 coaches?

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The ratio of coaches to players is 3:10.

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What is a ratio?

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A ratio is a comparison of two quantities by division, showing how many times one value contains or is contained within the other.

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How can you express the ratio of 4 to 8 in simplest form?

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The simplest form of the ratio 4:8 is 1:2.

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If the ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3:5, how many girls are there if there are 12 boys?

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If there are 12 boys, then there are 20 girls.