SOLUTION: A television screen is 22 in. By 16.5 in. Write the ratio of the shorte side to the longer side in simplest form.

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Question 306354: A television screen is 22 in. By 16.5 in. Write the ratio of the shorte side to the longer side in simplest form.
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A television screen is 22 in. By 16.5 in. Write the ratio of the shorte side to the longer side in simplest form.
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16.5/22 = 3/4
3 to 4, usually called the 4:3 ratio
The new TVs are 16:9