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Can ratios have decimals in them or do all the numbers have to be integers? E.g. is 7.8:1.3:6.5 a valid ratio?

Can ratios have decimals in them or do all the numbers have to be integers? E.g. is 7.8:1.3:6.5 a valid ratio?
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Can ratios have decimals in them or do all the numbers have to be integers? E.g. is 7.8:1.3:6.5 a valid ratio?

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What you have is a valid ratio in theory, but it might be easier to understand if it were simplified to integers:

78:13:65

It also depends on what your teacher is asking of you.
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