Question

Find the number that makes the ratio equivalent to 2:14.
6:

Answer 1

42 would make a ratio of 6:42 which is equivalent to 2:14.

To find the missing number that makes the ratio equivalent to 2:1 we can set up the proportion:

2:14 can be simplified to 1:7

`(6)/(x)=(1)/(7)`

`x=42`