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Question
Express the given ratio in its simplest form: 200 m : 5 km
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Solution
200 m : 5 km = 200 m : 5000 m ....(1 km = 1000 m)
`= 200/5000 = (200 div 200)/(5000 div 200)` ..(HCF of 200, 5000 = 200)
`= 1/25 = 1:25`
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