Which of the following ratios are equivalent to five-twentieths? (Hint: There is more than one equivalent ratio.)
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To determine which ratios are equivalent to five-twentieths, we need to simplify the fraction five-twentieths.
First, we can simplify the numerator and denominator by dividing both by 5 (since 5 is a common factor).
When we divide 5 by 5, we get 1. When we divide 20 by 5, we get 4.
Therefore, the simplified form of five-twentieths is one-fourth.
To find other equivalent ratios, we can multiply or divide the numerator and denominator by the same non-zero number.
For example, multiplying both the numerator and denominator of one-fourth by 2 gives us two-eighths, which is equivalent to one-fourth.
Similarly, if we multiply both the numerator and denominator by 5, we get five-twentieths, which is the original ratio we started with.
So, the ratios that are equivalent to five-twentieths (or one-fourth) are:
- one-fourth
- two-eighths
- five-twentieths (the original ratio)