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Are the ratios 1:2 and 2:3 equivalent?

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​we need to check `1/2=2/3`
we have,`1/2=1/2*3/3=3/6`
and `2/3=2/3*2/2=4/6`
we find `3/6<4/6`
which means
`1/2<2/3 `
Therefore, The ratio `1:2` is not equivalent to the ratio `2:3` ...
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