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Just ratios, please help

Express the ratio in lowest terms. (Enter your answer in fraction form.)
80/32
Express the ratio in lowest terms. (Enter your answer in fraction form.)
24 to 21
Express the ratio in lowest terms. (Enter your answer in fraction form.)
2/9 to 7/6
Express the ratio in lowest terms. (Enter your answer in fraction form.)
4 1/2 to 2 1/2

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80/32 -> 10/4 -> 5/2 (divided by 8, then by 2)

24/21 -> 8/7 (divided by 3)

2/9 to 7/6 -> 4/21
Find least common denominator (18), and fractions/ratio become 4/18 to 21/18. Multiply both times 18 to eliminate the denominators = 4 to 21 = 4/21

4 1/2 to 2 1/2 -> 9/2 to 5/2 -> 9/5
Convert mixed numbers to fractions:
9/2 to 5/2
Multiply both by 2 to eliminate the denominators, and the ratio is 9 to 5 = 9/5

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