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Write the ratio 4.5: 2.25 in the from n:1

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The original ratio is given to be:


4.5\colon2.25

The question asks to write the ratio in the form:


n\colon1

This means that we have to divide both sides of the ratio by the 2nd ratio (2.25). This is because we have the 2nd part of the ratio n:1 to be 1. This will give us the new ratio.

Therefore, the new ratio can be calculated to be:


\begin{gathered} (4.5)/(2.25)\colon(2.25)/(2.25) \\ 2\colon1 \end{gathered}

Therefore, the new ratio in the form of n : 1 is given to be:


\Rightarrow2\colon1

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