SOLUTION: If 135:42:y=3:5 evaluate y. Amadou is 12 years old and maimuna is 15 years old. Express amadou's age in ratio form and simplify

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Question 1155271: If 135:42:y=3:5 evaluate y. Amadou is 12 years old and maimuna is 15 years old. Express amadou's age in ratio form and simplify your answer
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If 135:42:y=3:5 evaluate y.
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Amadou is 12 years old and maimuna is 15 years old. Express amadou's age in ratio form and simplify your answer [sic]
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Express the ratio of Amadou's age to Maimuna's age in ratio form.
12:15
= 4:5