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How do you simplify each ratio: 50:30?

Answer 1

Luna Angel

Bij factoring both numbers.

Usually you factor into primes, but in this case it's very easy to see that #50=5xx10and 30=3xx10#

So we get: #(5xxcancel10):(3xxcancel10)=5:3#

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Answer 2

Autumn Arnold

To simplify the ratio 50:30, divide both numbers by their greatest common divisor, which is 10.

[ 50 \div 10 = 5 ] [ 30 \div 10 = 3 ]

So, the simplified ratio is 5:3.

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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.

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