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During a track meet, a team received 5 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 4 bronze medals. What is the ratio of silver medals to total medals earned?

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3 : 12

Step-by-step explanation:

gold medals = 5

silver medals = 3

bronze medals = 4

total medals = 5 +3 + 4

Total = 12

ratio of silver medals to total medals = silver medals : total medals

ratio of silver medals to total medals = 3 : 12

To the lowest term:

ratio of silver medals to total medals = 1 : 4

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