the ratio of the number of womens shoes to the number of mens shoes in a shoe store is 12:7. What fraction of the shoes are mens

Question

3 years ago

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shoes.

2 answers:

stira [4] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-10T19:12:27+03:00

7/19 are the fraction of men's shoes

explanation + example:

Use the total number as the denominator: 6 + 8 = 14

Use each of the ratio terms as the numerator in a fraction:

6 becomes 6/14

8 becomes 8/14

Reduce each fraction to lowest terms:

6/14 simplifies to 3/7

8/14 simplifies to 4/7

The part-to-part ratio 6 : 8 converts into the fractions:

6/14 = 3/7

8/14 = 4/7

stepladder [879] · Answer 2 · 2022-03-10T20:23:53+03:00

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Answer:

8/14 = 4/7

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