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Algebra.Com's Answer #131347 by Mathtut(3670) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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boy, is that a loaded question...lol
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\n" ); document.write( "do you have something specific in mind a ratio, by itself, is just one number over another such as
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\n" ); document.write( "1/2 which is 1 to 2..... or 3/4.... 3 to 4
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\n" ); document.write( "if you have x/2 then the ration varies depending on x. or you could have x/3=5
\n" ); document.write( "in which you would solve for x......in this case x=15
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\n" ); document.write( "you could have $\"2%2F3=x%2F6\"$ in which you are also solving for x. There are so many variations.
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\n" ); document.write( "let me know if you have something specific regarding ratio's
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