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Grey and white beads on a bracelet
The question
Ploy's bracelet is made of grey beads and white beads. Write each ratio in its simplest form.
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(a) Find the ratio of the number of grey beads to the number of white beads.
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(b) Find the ratio of the number of white beads to the number of beads on the whole bracelet.
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(c) Find the ratio of the number of white beads to the number of grey beads to the number of beads on the whole bracelet.
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Answer
- (a)4 : 1
- (b)1 : 5
- (c)1 : 4 : 5
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