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Question
Fill in the following blanks:
`15/18 = square/6 = 10/square = square/30`
[Are these equivalent ratios?]
Solution
`15/18 = bb5/6 = 10/bb12 = bb25/30`
Explanation:
`15/18 = (5 xx 3)/(6 xx 3) = 5/6`
`5/6 = (5 xx 2)/(6 xx 2) = 10/12`
`5/6 = (5 xx 5)/(6 xx 5) = 25/30`
Therefore, 5, 12, 25 will come in the blanks respectively.
Yes, all these are equivalent ratios.
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