SOLUTION: Write the ratio 16 to 3 3/5 as a fraction in lowest terms

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Question 996697: Write the ratio 16 to 3 3/5 as a fraction in lowest terms
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Write the ratio 16 to 3 3/5 as a fraction in lowest terms.
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33%2F5 = 18%2F5.

Therefore,

16 : 33%2F5 = 16 : 18%2F5 = 16%2F%28%2818%2F5%29%29 = %2816%2A5%29%2F18 = %288%2A5%29%2F9 = 40%2F9 = 44%2F9.