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Write 56:72 in simplest form

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Hey there! :D This is a ratio so basically ratios and fractions are the same things! So lets set it up first we do 56/8=7 and 72/8= 9. Also when you are dividing fractions you always have to divide by the same number. So your answer is 7/9.

Hope I helped! ;)

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Expressed as a proper fraction in its simplest form, by dividing the numerator and denominator by 8, 56/72 is equal to 7/9 or seven ninths.
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