Question

Are the ratios 9:7 and 2:1 equivalent?

Answer 1

no they are not

Explanation:

9:7 / 2:1 = 4.61904762

Answer 2

9:7 and 2:1 should not be equivalent.

Explanation:

Ratios are similar to fractions, if the ratios, 9:7 and 2:1 are to be put into fraction form, they would not equal the same thing.

9:7 =
`(9)/(7)`

2:1 =
`(2)/(1)` = 2

As shown above, they do not equal the same thing, this also goes for their decimal form and so on.