- The ratio of the length of a ruler to the length of a pencil is 8:7. What fraction of the total length of the ruler and the pencil is the length of the pencil?

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- The ratio of the length of a ruler to the length of a pencil is 8:7.

What fraction of the total length of the ruler and the pencil is
the length of the pencil?

Mathematics
middle-school

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Answer:

6.5?

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sorry I'm bad at math :(

Itachi Sama answered Jan 27, 2021

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Answer:

8 over 7

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this is because the ratio can become fraction so we juz write it like this

$- The ratio of the length of a ruler to the length of a pencil is 8:7. What fraction-example-1$

Eugene Lazutkin answered Jan 30, 2021

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