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Are the ratios 1:2 and 9:14 equivalent
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No — they are not equivalent.
Reason: 1/2 = 0.5 but 9/14 ≈ 0.642857. Cross-multiplying shows 1×14 = 14 ≠ 2×9 = 18.
(If you wanted a ratio equivalent to 1:2 with numerator 9 it would be 9:18; one equivalent with denominator 14 would be 7:14.)
Reason: 1/2 = 0.5 but 9/14 ≈ 0.642857. Cross-multiplying shows 1×14 = 14 ≠ 2×9 = 18.
(If you wanted a ratio equivalent to 1:2 with numerator 9 it would be 9:18; one equivalent with denominator 14 would be 7:14.)
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