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A trail mix contains raisin, peanut, and chocolate.

The ratio of raisin to peanut is 2:3 and the ratio
of peanut to chocolate is 5:8. What is the ratio
of raisin to chocolate?

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2: 13.333 or 2: 13

multiply the 8 by 5/3 to combine the terms

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