In this video, Harper discovers that there are two ways to find equivalent ratios.
Watch what she says and then use the text box to write your answers to the questions on the right.
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You can use multiplication or division to find equivalent ratios. Each time you find an equivalent ratio, you multiply or divide by a fraction equal to 1, like 3/3 or 5/5.
For example, if you divide 6/16 by 2/2 (or 1), you get 3/8, the first equivalent ratio that Harper discovered. Remember, multiplying or dividing by 1 always results in the same or an equivalent number.
Do you agree with Harper that there are an infinite number of equivalent ratios for 6:16?
Now for something a little tricky. Are the ratios 6:16 and 9:24 equivalent? Explain your answer in the box below.