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Write 0.4 : 6 as a whole number ratio in it's simplest from.

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Answer: 0.4 : 6 = 1 : 15

Step-by-step explanation: Change values to whole numbers.

Convert any decimal numbers to integers by multiplying both sides by 101 = 10 to eliminate all, 1, decimal places.

We then have:

0.4 : 6 = 4 : 60

Try to reduce the ratio further with the greatest common factor (GCF).

The GCF of 4 and 60 is 4

Divide both terms by the GCF, 4:

4 ÷ 4 = 1

60 ÷ 4 = 15

The ratio 4 : 60 can be reduced to lowest terms by dividing both terms by the GCF = 4 :

4 : 60 = 1 : 15

Therefore:

0.4 : 6 = 1 : 15

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The answer is 1/15.

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