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Convert the ratio 15:20 to the fraction.

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12
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34
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C
1520
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2015
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Solution

The correct option is C 1520
Given ratio is 15:20

Write the ratio as a fraction by writing the antecedent of the ratio as the numerator, and the consequent of the ratio as the denominator.
15:201520

Simplifying the fraction, we get
=3×54×5
Cancel out the common factors, we get
=34

Hence, 15:20 can be written as 1520 or 34 as a fraction.

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