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PLEASE HELP ASAP!!!!Write the ratio as a fraction in lowest terms. 9 pounds to 36 pounds.(50 points!!)

User Jtedit
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Answer:

1/4

Explanation:

9 pounds

36 pounds

Ratios are written as x:y, fractions are written as x/y.

9:36 as a fraction will be 9/36

Simplify the fraction.

1/4

User Wesam Abdallah
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Answer:

1/4

Explanation:

9 lbs

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36 lbs

We can write this because the units are the same

Divide the top and bottom by 9

9/9

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36 /9

1/4

User Khyati Modi
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