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Alicia receives 2/5 of a $120 gift, and Jason receives 1/3 of the gift. What is the ratio of Jason's share to Alicia's share? Express your answer as a common fraction. Plzzz help this is urgent

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Answer:

5/6

Explanation:

Step 1: Find Alicia's share of the gift. To do this, all you have to do is multiply 120 by 2/5, which is 40%. 120 * 40% (0.4) is 48. Alicia's share is $48.

Step 2: Find Jason's share of the gift. In this case, divide 120 by 3. 120/3 is 40. Jason's share is $40.

Step 3: Express the numbers as a fraction and simplify it. 40/48 is the common fraction. Find the GCF of 40 and 48. When you solve for it, the GCF is 8. Divide both the numerator and the denominator by 8. 40/8 is 5/ 48/8 is 6. There. 5/6 is our simplified fraction, which is the ratio.

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