SOLUTION: 28 1/2 : 10 1/4 Put this ratio as a fraction in simplest form

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Question 695215: 28 1/2 : 10 1/4 Put this ratio as a fraction in simplest form
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, unlockmath:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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28 1/2 : 10 1/4
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57/2 / 41/4
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= 228/82
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= 114: 41
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cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
We can make this 28 1/2 : 10 1/4 as:
57/2 / 41/4
Now we can multiply it as:
57/2 * 4/41
228/82 = 114/41 or written as:
2 32/41
Make sense?
RJ
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