SOLUTION: x=(1/4)y , y=(1/5)z so what is equal of x:y:z?

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Question 768317: x=(1/4)y , y=(1/5)z so what is equal of x:y:z?
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x=(1/4)y , y=(1/5)z so what is equal of x:y:z?



x = (1/4)y. i.e x/y = 1/4 or x:y = 1:4

y = (1/5)z. i.e y/z= 1/5 or y:z = 1:5

x = (1/4)y = (1/4)*(1/5)z = (1/20)z

x:z = 1:20



x:y:z = 1:4:20



Alternately, x:y = 1:4

y:z = 1:5 = 4:20 (multiplying both sides of the ratio by 5, which does not change the ratio)

so x:y:z = 1:4:20



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