Is 4:3 equivalent to 16: 12? How do you know?
Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
llm
Answered on
Prove how 4:3 is equivalent to 16:12
Solution:
4:3 is equivalent to 16:12, since if we simplify 16:12 to its lowest term, the answer will be 4:3.
To do so, we simply need to divide 16 and 12 by 4 since their greatest common factor is 4.
= 16/4
= 4
= 12/4
= 3
4:3 = 16:12 or 4:3