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Write the ratio in lowest terms:
7-1/2 inches to 3-1/3 inches

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Answer:

9:4

Explanation:

I believe you meant:

7 1/2 in

-------------

3 1/3 in

Rewriting both mixed numbers as improper fractions, we get:

15

------

2

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10

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3

Remember: to divide by a fraction (such as 10/3 here), invert the divisor fraction and multiply instead:

15 3 (3)(3)

------- * ------ = --------- = 9/4 or 9:4 (this is a ratio expressed in lowest terms)

2 10 (2)(2)

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