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Question
The cost of parking a bicycle is ₹ 5 and the cost of parking a scooter is ₹ 15. Find the simplest ratio of the parking cost of a bicycle to that of a scooter
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Solution
Ratio of the parking cost of a bicycle to that of a scooter = ₹ 5 : ₹ 15
= `5/15`
= `1/3`
= 1 : 3
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