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Two ratios are equivalent if each of the numbers in the first ratio can be multiplied by the same factor to get the numbers in the second ratio. For example, is equivalent to , because and .
A recipe for lemonade says to use 8 cups of water and 6 lemons. If 4 cups of water and 3 lemons are used, it will make half as much lemonade. Both recipes taste the same, because and are equivalent ratios.
| cups of water | number of lemons |
|---|---|
| 8 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 |