Henry and Gavin are marking exam papers. Each set takes Henry 36 minutes and Gavin 1 hour. Express the times Henry and Gavin tak

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jenyasd209 [6]

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Henry and Gavin are marking exam papers. Each set takes Henry 36 minutes and Gavin 1 hour. Express the times Henry and Gavin tak

e as a ratio.
Give your answer in its simplest form.

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Lady_Fox [76] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-30T01:23:19+03:00

Lady_Fox [76]2 years ago

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Answer: 3:5

Step-by-step explanation:

So, taking the ratio of the time taken by Henry to the time taken by Gavin is: (36 mins/ 60 mins) = (36/60) = 3:5 [Taking minutes as the common unit for both of the cases.] Thus the ratio is 3:5 in simplest form.