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Question
Express the given ratio in its simplest form: 6 months: `1 1/3` years
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Solution
6 months: `1 1/3` years = 6 months : `4/3 xx 12` months
= 6 months : 16 months
`= 6/16 = (6 div 2)/(16 div 2) = 3/8 = 3:8`
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