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Lara has three cats : Socks, Princess, and Luna. The ratio of Sock's weight to Princess's weight is 4 : 5. The ratio of Princess's weight to Luna's weight is 6:7. What is the ratio of Sock's weight to Luna's weight. PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY AND HOW you got the answer. Thanks

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a = Sock's weight
b = Princess' weight
c = Luna's weight

a : b = 4 : 5
b : c = 6 : 7

we have to change the 2 ratios (a : b and b : c) into one ratio (a : b : c)
to do that, we have to change the ratio number so the number b in both ratio is the same

a : b = 4 : 5 = 24 : 30
b : c = 6 : 7 = 30 : 35
From that we can conclude that
a : b : c = 24 : 30 : 35

we're looking for the ratio of Sock's weight to Luna's weight, it will be
a : c = 24 : 35
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