equivalence

2 tons and 500 pounds is equivalent to 1 ton equals 2000 pounds. So 2 tons equal 2(2000) = 4000 pounds. Add this to 500 pounds, we get: 4000 + 500 = 4,500 pounds.

Is 20% equivalent to 2/5? Let's compare fractions to fractions: 20% equals 1/5 from our percentage-decimal-fraction calculator. 1/5 < 2/5 so these fractions are not equivalent.

Juliana answered 42 times correctly on an 80-item quiz, while her sister Angela answered 21 items correctly on a 40-item quiz. Do they have the same portion of correct answers? Let's compare based on correct answers to questions: Juliana = 42/80 = 0.525 Angela = 21/40 = 0.525 So yes, they do...