True.
Given:
The equation is, 16/24 = 30/45.
The objective is to find true or false.
The equivalent fractions can be verified by, mutiplying the denominator and numerator of each fraction.
The fractions can be solved as,
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{16}{24}=\frac{30}{45} \\ 16\cdot45=24\cdot30 \\ 720=720 \end{gathered}[/tex]Since both sides are equal, the ratios are equivalent ratios.
Hence, the answer is true.