Question

Cara saw an advertisement claiming 5 out of 6 students prefer talking on on the phone over texting.She predicts that 500 out of 600 students prefer talking on the phone.Explain why her prediction could be false

Answer 1

They are equivalent.

To get fractions equal, you need to multiply them by the same base. 5 x 100 =500 6 x 100=600, therefore 5/6=500/600