SOLUTION: What number must be added to each term of the ratio 5:27 to make it equal to 1:3
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Question 1061212: What number must be added to each term of the ratio 5:27 to make it equal to 1:3
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+5/27 = 1/3
x = 1/3-5/27 find the common denominator and subtract
x = 9/27-5/27 = 4/27
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5/27+4/27 = 9/27 divide both by 9 = 1/3 Correct
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