document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1205045>Question 1205045</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the common ratio of 3/4, 1/2, 1/3, 2/9, ........... </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2 = 2/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The first two terms are 3/4 and 2/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide the numerators only (2nd term over 1st) and we get <font color=red>r = 2/3</font> as the common ratio.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We can ignore the denominators because they cancel out when dividing. This applies only when we have the LCD.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Or you could look at the 2nd and 3rd terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2 = 3/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3 = 2/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 2nd and 3rd terms, when finding the LCD, are 3/6 and 2/6 in that order. Follow the same idea as the previous paragraph to get <font color=red>r = 2/3</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'll let you check the other pairings.<BR>\n" );
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