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help my brother with HW

Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2001 10:09 pm
by UNKNOWNDUDE
He asked me but i have no idea , how to do it

simplify ratio

16 students
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24 students




you have to divide?

Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2001 10:11 pm
by PreDatoR
2/3rd's

Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2001 10:19 pm
by UNKNOWNDUDE
how did you get 2
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3

Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2001 11:09 pm
by JMan
Find the greatest common factor between the two, as in, the biggest number that you can divide both by. In this case that number is 8. Divide the top and bottom by 8.

JMan