SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation: The ratio of the diameter of a larger circle to the diameter of a smaller circle is 3/2. What is the ratio of the circumference of the larger

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Question 442798: Please help me solve this equation:
The ratio of the diameter of a larger circle to the diameter of a smaller circle is 3/2. What is the ratio of the circumference of the larger circle to the circumference of the smaller circle?
Answer by kittycat1613(12) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use an example for the variables:
Smaller circle's diameter=2
Larger circle's diameter=3
Smaller Circle:
C=(pi)d
C= (pi)2
Larger Circle:
C=(pi)d
C=(pi)3
Circumference (C) of larger circle:Circumference (C) of smaller circle
(pi)3:(pi)2
Since it can also be written as a fraction
(pi)3/(pi)2
divide numberator and denominator by pi and get
3/2
OR
3:2
OR
3 to 2