Question

In Alyssa's School, 4 out of 10 students chose basketball as a sport they like to watch, and 3 out of 5 students chose football. Is the ratio of students who chose basketball (4 to 10) equivalent to the ratio of students who chose football 3 to 5?

Answer 1

Answer: No, they are not equivalent.

Work Shown:

4/10 = 0.4

3/5 = 0.6

We get different decimal values, so the two fractions 4/10 and 3/5 are not equivalent.