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Express the ratio below in its simplest form. 1 3 : 1 2

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You can write any ratio as a fraction so 1/3:1/2 can be re-written as
(1/3)/(1/2) so you need to simplify the complex fraction to find the ratio

(1)/(3) * (2)/(1) - Invert the denominator and multiply to find the ratio
2/3 - the answer
2:3 - convert back to a ratio
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