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Of a family's $815 weekly income,$125 usually goes toward groceries. What is the ratio of the amount spent on groceries to weekly income
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Of a family's $815 weekly income,$125 usually goes toward groceries. What is the ratio of the amount spent on groceries to weekly income

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The ratio required is 125:815. This can be simplified to 25:163 by dividing both sides of 125:815 by the highest common factor, which is 5. Therefore the answer is 25:163.


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