Question
Express the following ratios in its simplest form: $60 : 72$
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Answer
To express this ratio in the simplest form, we will have to find the $H.C.F$ of $60$ and $72. $
It is $12$ dividing each term of the ration by the $H.C.F$ of its terms
i.e. $12$ we get $\frac{60}{12}=\frac{60\div12}{72\div12}=\frac{5}{6}\text{or}\ 5 : 6.$
Hence, the simplest form of the ratio $60 : 72$ is $5 : 6.$
It is $12$ dividing each term of the ration by the $H.C.F$ of its terms
i.e. $12$ we get $\frac{60}{12}=\frac{60\div12}{72\div12}=\frac{5}{6}\text{or}\ 5 : 6.$
Hence, the simplest form of the ratio $60 : 72$ is $5 : 6.$
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