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OpenStudy (anonymous):

MEDAL AND FAN A fruit vendor has 28 pears and 16 oranges. What is the ratio of oranges to pears in simplest form?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@KamiBug

jagr2713 (jagr2713):

Divide both by 4

jagr2713 (jagr2713):

16 ÷ 4 28 ÷ 4

jagr2713 (jagr2713):

what do u get

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4/7?

jagr2713 (jagr2713):

write that in ratio form

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4 : 7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but it has to be a fraction so

jagr2713 (jagr2713):

what??/ there is an answer choice

OpenStudy (anonymous):

um okay but is it 4 : 7?

jagr2713 (jagr2713):

yep but the answer choices have only fractions

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