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Question
Reduce the following ratio to their lowest term:
3 years 4 months : 5 years 5 months.
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Solution
3 years 4 months : 5 years 5 months
= (3 × 12 + 4) : (5 × 12 + 5) .............(∵ 1 year = 12 months)
= 40 : 65
= `40/65=8/13=8:13`
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