document.write( "Question 259077: Tell what the ratio is multiplied by to produce the equivalent ratio of 6/12=9/18. I solved this and i got 1/2. But my math teacher said that the answer is 1.5. How can the answer be 1.5? \n" ); document.write( "
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We are not trying to reduce 6/12 nor 9/18 !
\n" ); document.write( "6/12 does equal 1/2 and 9/18 does equal 1/2 !
\n" ); document.write( "But that is not the question!
\n" ); document.write( "The question is how do you go from 6/12 to 9/18.
\n" ); document.write( "6*? =9
\n" ); document.write( "and 12*?=18\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "First let's check the teacher's answer
\n" ); document.write( "Remember that 1.5 =1 1/2 = 3/2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6*3/2/12*3/2=9/18
\n" ); document.write( "18/2/36/2=9/18
\n" ); document.write( "The teacher is right.
\n" ); document.write( "We can do it with 1.5 too\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6*1.5/12*1.5=9/18\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So now to solve the question
\n" ); document.write( "9/6=3/2=1.5
\n" ); document.write( "18/12=3/2=1.5
\n" ); document.write( "(6/12)*(1.5/1.5)=9/18
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