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The value of the ratio of adults to children Is 2/5. The ratio of adults to chlldren is 10:5 5:2 2:5

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The ratio between 'a' and 'b', when 'b' is not zero, is:


\begin{gathered} (a)/(b) \\ or \\ a\colon b \end{gathered}

and you read this "a is to b"

In this case, we have that the ratio of adults to children is:


\begin{gathered} (2)/(5) \\ or \\ 2\colon5 \end{gathered}

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