How do you simplify the ratio 35 to 55?

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Tony B
Dec 21, 2016

35/55-=7/11" " The -= means equivalent to

Or you can write it as " "7:11

Explanation:

Write the ratio in fractional form giving: 35/55

To maintain the correct proportion of a ratio, if you multiply or divide one of the numbers by some value then you have to do the same thing to the other number.

35/55" "->" "(35-:5)/(55-:5) =7/11
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color(blue)("Foot note")

color(brown)("Ratio in the above format must not be thought of as a fraction of something."

Explained by example:
Suppose we hade 6 black beads and 2 red beads

Then the ratio ("black")/("red") ->6/2

But considered the black beads as a fraction of all the beads 6/(6+2)

6/8 is very different to 6/2

color(brown)("NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF THE PURPOSE OF THE NUMBERS IS")

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