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Question
Express the following ratios in its simplest form :
`2 1/3 : 3 1/2: 1 1/4`
Solution
`2 1/3 : 3 1/2: 1 1/4` = `7/3 :7/2:5/4`
`=7/3 xx 12:7/2xx12:5/4 xx 12` ........(L.C.M. of 2, 3 and 4 = 12 )
= 28 : 42 : 15
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