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Question
Reduce the following ratio to their lowest term:
2 m 40 cm : 1 m 44 cm
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Solution
2 m 40 m : 1 m 44 cm
= (2 × 100 + 40) : (1 × 100 + 44) ..........(∵ 1m = 100 cm)
240 : 144
`=240/144=10/6=5/3=5:3`
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