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Question
Write the following ratio in the simplest form:
4 kg : 2 kg 500 g
Solution
4 kg : 2 kg 500 g = 4000 g : 2500 g (1 kg= 1000 g)
`4000/2500 = 40/25 = (40 ÷ 5)/(25 ÷ 5) = 8/5` (H.C.F. of 40 and 25 is 5.)
Ratio = 8:5
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