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Are the ratios 1:2 and 10:5 equivalent?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
No. 1:2 = 1/2 = 0.5, while 10:5 = 10/5 = 2. They are not equal.

You can also see it by simplifying 10:5 → 2:1 (divide both terms by 5) or by cross-multiplying: 1×5 ≠ 2×10.