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Write 1.5 : 6 as a whole number ratio in it's simplest from.

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Answer: 1.5 : 6 = 1 : 4

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:

1.5 : 6 = 15 : 60

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

The GCF of 15 and 60 is 15

Divide both terms by the GCF, 15:

15 ÷ 15 = 1

60 ÷ 15 = 4

The ratio 15 : 60 can be reduced to lowest terms by dividing both terms by the GCF = 15 :

15 : 60 = 1 : 4

Therefore:

1.5 : 6 = 1 : 4

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