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At a party, 70 people are right -handed and 12 people are left - handed what is the ratio of right - handed people to the total? (Reduce your answer to lowest terms ) can someone explain how to do ratio I'll appreciate that

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The answer is 35:6

Solution

70:12
Divide by 2
35:6
User Nagyf
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divide each number(70/82) by the same number, lets say 2, it would be 35/41 and go from there.
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