Question

compare the following ratio 1:2 and 2:3​

Answer 1

Answer:

To check this, we need to know whether

2

1

=

3

2

We have,

2

1

=

2×3

1×3

=

6

3

and

3

2

=

3×2

2×2

=

6

4

We find that

6

3

<

6

4

, which means that

2

1

<

3

2

.

Therefore, The ratio 1:2 is not equivalent to the ratio 2:3