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3.50 : 1.50 ratio as a fraction

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Answer:

7/3

Explanation:

You want the ratio 3.50 : 1.50 written as a fraction.

Ratio

A ratio can be written 3 ways. Any of them can be reduced to a ratio of mutually prime integers:

3.50 : 1.50 = 3.50/1.50 = 3.50 to 1.50

Here, the fraction can be made to be a ratio of integers by multiplying both numerator and denominator by 2:

3.50/1.50 = (2·3.50)/(2·1.50) = 7/3

The ratio 3.50:1.50 is equivalent to the fraction 7/3.

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