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Compare the ratio of the longest side being 14 1/2 to shortest side 1 1/4 and turn it into a simplified fraction
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Compare the ratio of the longest side being 14 1/2 to shortest side 1 1/4 and turn it into a simplified fraction

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(14 1/2)/(1 1/4) change both to improper fractions

(29/2)/(5/4) invert second function (or the denominator fraction) and multiply.

(29/2)*(4/5) multiply...

58/5 change improper fraction back to mixed fraction

11 3/5 or a decimal 11.6
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