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Question
Find the ratio of the first quantity to the second.
125 cm, 1 metre
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Solution
125 cm : 1 metre = 125 cm : 100 cm
= `125/100`
= `(125 div 25)/(100 div 25)` (HCF of 125 and 100 = 25)
= `5/4`
= 5 : 4
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