SOLUTION: hi there i am stuck on a homework question about ratio's becasue it has a fraction.... the question is...Write the ratio of lenght to width if a picture frame has length of 10 1/2

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Question 479749: hi there i am stuck on a homework question about ratio's becasue it has a fraction.... the question is...Write the ratio of lenght to width if a picture frame has length of 10 1/2 and a width and 8 3/4
Found 2 solutions by Tatiana_Stebko, stanbon:
Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) About Me  (Show Source):
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101%2F2=%2810%2A2%2B1%29%2F2=21%2F2
83%2F4=%288%2A4%2B3%29%2F4=35%2F4
l:w=%2821%2F2%29%2F%2835%2F4%29=%2821%2F2%29%2A%284%2F35%29=%283%2A2%29%2F5=6%2F5=6:5

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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hi there i am stuck on a homework question about ratio's becaue it has a fraction.... the question is...Write the ratio of length to width if a picture frame has length of 10 1/2 and a width and 8 3/4
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(10 1/2): (8 3/4)
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= (21/2): (35/4
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= (42/4): 35/4
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= 42:35
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= 7:5
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Cheers,
Stan H.