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How do you simplify ratios

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Answer: Simplifying ratios is just like simplifying fractions. Think of ratios as fractions. You divide a number that both numerator and denominator can be divided by.

Example

5/10 = 1/2

How did we get 1/2? Simple! You divide the numerator and denominator by 5.

5/10÷5/5=1/2

You do the same for ratios but the only difference is instead of putting a fraction bar (/) you put a colon (:)

Let's try another example but with a ratio!

Example

5:10 = 1:2

How did we get 1:2? Simple! Again we divided by 5 just like we did with the fraction example! So really ratios are just like fractions!

5:10÷5:5=1:2

Remember

The fraction bar is /

The ratio bar is :

Ratios are just like fractions but the symbol can sometimes trick people.

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