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EQUIVALENT
RATIOS
LESSON 3
Shekinah F. Sy
OBJECTIVE
S
Identify and writes equivalent
1
ratios.

2
Find the missing term in a
pair of equivalent ratios.
Month Hours Earnings

July

August
12

19
600.00

950.00
ENGAGE
September 20 1,000.00

October 21 1,050.00

November 18 900.00

December 16 800.00

January 15 750.00

February 15 750.00

Total 6,800.00
GCF OF
MONTH
HOURS:
EARNINGS
NUMERATOR
AND
DENOMINATOR
SIMPLEST
FORMS EXPLORE
July 12:600 12

August 19:950 19

September 20:1000 20

October 21:1050 21

November 18:900 18

December 16:800 16
Notice that the simplest forms
of all the given ratios is . The
January 15:750 15 simplest forms of all the ratios
February 15:750 15 are equal.
EXPLAIN • If the simplest form of two or
more ratios are the same or
equal, then the ratios are
equivalent. To know if two or
more ratios are equivalent, you
can express them in simplest
form.
Example 1 Tell whether the given
ratios are equivalent.
1.
Simplifying the ratios:
EXPLAIN
For , the GCF is 15. For , the GCF is 5.

The simplest form of is .


The simplest form of is .

The simplest forms are both equal to


Therefore, the given ratios are
equivalent.
2. and
EXPLAIN
Simplifying the ratios:

For , the GCF is 4. For , the GCF is 5.

The simplest form of is .


The simplest form of is .

The simplest forms, , are NOT equal;


the given ratios are NOT equivalent.

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