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Define the term ration​

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Answer:

ratio indicates how many times one number contains another

Step-by-step explanation:

For example, if there are eight oranges and six lemons in a bowl of fruit, then the ratio of oranges to lemons is eight to six (that is, 8∶6, which is equivalent to the ratio 4∶3)

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Step-by-step explanation:

1 Fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime.

2 Allow each person to have only a fixed amount of (a commodity).

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