Compare Ratios Practice Complete this assessment to review what you’ve learned. It will not count toward your grade. 1 of 51 of 5 Items Question Use the given tables to compare the ratios 5:9 and 3:6. 5 9 10 18 15 27 20 36 25 45 3 6 6 12 9 18 12 24 15 30 $$
The ratio 5:9 can be simplified to 1:1.8 by dividing both terms by 5. The ratio 3:6 can be simplified to 1:2 by dividing both terms by 3.
Comparing the simplified ratios, we can see that the ratio 1:1.8 is smaller than the ratio 1:2.
Therefore, the ratio 5:9 is smaller than the ratio 3:6.
To compare the ratios 5:9 and 3:6, we need to simplify the ratios and see if they are equal.
First, let's simplify the ratio 5:9 by dividing both numbers by their greatest common divisor, which is 1. So, 5 ÷ 1 = 5 and 9 ÷ 1 = 9. Therefore, the simplified ratio is 5:9.
Next, let's simplify the ratio 3:6. We can also see that both numbers in this ratio share a common factor of 3. So, let's divide both numbers by 3. 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 6 ÷ 3 = 2. Hence, the simplified ratio is 1:2.
Now let's compare the simplified ratios:
5:9 = 5/9 and 1:2 = 1/2
Since 5/9 is not equal to 1/2, we can conclude that the ratios 5:9 and 3:6 are not equal.