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Title: Maths question (Ratio)
Post by: cloudyy on May 28, 2018, 09:50:50 pm
I have a question for this problem, could anyone help?

'In its simplest form, the ratio 60c : $5 is

a)60:5
b)3:20
c)1:8
d)3:25
e)6:50

I chose e but apparantly, the answer is d. How?
Title: Re: Maths question (Ratio)
Post by: sweetiepi on May 28, 2018, 09:53:00 pm
I have a question for this problem, could anyone help?

'In its simplest form, the ratio 60c : $5 is

a)60:5
b)3:20
c)1:8
d)3:25
e)6:60

I chose e but apparantly, the answer is d. How?
Obviously $5=500c
therefore you can go 60:500
remove a zero and it become 6:50
You can then further divide both sides by 2, therefore you can get 3:25 :)
Title: Re: Maths question (Ratio)
Post by: cloudyy on May 28, 2018, 09:58:26 pm
You can then further divide both sides by 2, therefore you can get 3:25 :)

MMMF i don't know how I didn't see that, I must be really tired... thanks very much!!