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Question
Write the following ratio in the simplest form:
48 min : 2 hours 40 min
Solution
48 min:2 hours 40 min = 48 min:160 min (1 hour = 60 mins)
`48/160 = (48 ÷ 16)/(160 ÷ 16) = 3/10` (H.C.F. of 48 and 160 is 16.)
Ratio = 3:10
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