Question

What is the equivalent ratio to the ratio 4:6.how do I know the ratio is equivalent?

Answer 1

Since you asked, simply, to know how a ratio is equivalent to another.

Ratios are like fractions in the way that they can be multiplied and simplified. 1:2, for example, can also be 10:20, 5:10, etc. This is inherent to the way a ratio works - say, for every 1 person, there are two cheese slices. This means that when the group gets larger, so does the amount of cheese slices.

Now, to find an equivalent ratio. You can simplify 4:6 by finding the GCF (greatest common factor) of these two numbers - something you can divide both of them by evenly. In this case, the GCF is 2. We divide both 'sides' by 2, and we get a simplified ratio of 2:3. You can then multiply this by different numbers (ones that are logical and could reasonably lead you to an answer on your worksheet or whatnot) until you find an equivalent ratio.