SOLUTION: if the ratio of p to q is 2 to 3 and ratio of q to r is 1 to 2 then ratio of p to r is ? solve

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Question 694260: if the ratio of p to q is 2 to 3 and ratio of q to r is 1 to 2 then ratio of p to r is ? solve
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if the ratio of p to q is 2 to 3 and ratio of q to r is 1 to 2 then ratio of p to r is ? solve
p:q = 2:3 so +p%2Fq=2%2F3+
q:r = 1:2 so +q%2Fr=1%2F2+
Then +p%2Fr+=+%28p%2Fq%29%28q%2Fr%29+=+%282%2F3%29%281%2F2%29+=+1%2F3+
Hence p:r = 1:3