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Answer 1 · 2017-10-01T07:44:48

Ratios should be in the simplest from.

Ratios should always be written in the simplest form.

$" "15" ":" "3" "$ is not in simplest form

These might be be the actual numbers, but this is not a correct ratio because there is a common factor of $3$

Divide both values by $3$

$" "15/3" ":" "3/3" "$

$" "5" ":" "1" "$

The following ratios are all equal, but they are not in simplest form.

$" "25" ":" "5" "$

$" "60" ":" "12" "$

$" "10" ":" "2" "$

$" "50" ":" "10" "$