The ratio of fish to birds in the local pet shop is 2:1.
What are equivalent ratios?
"Equivalent ratios are those that can be simplified or reduced to the same value. In other words, two ratios are considered equivalent if one can be expressed as a multiple of the other".
For the given situation,
Total number of pets in local pet shop = 42
Number of fish = 28, Then
Number of birds = [tex]42-28[/tex]
⇒ [tex]14[/tex]
Thus ratio of pets to fish = [tex]28:14[/tex]
Simplify the ratio to the smallest fraction
Dividing 14 on both sides,
⇒ [tex]2:1[/tex]
Hence we can conclude that the ratio of fish to birds in the local pet shop is 2:1.
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