REDUCING RATIOS TO LOWEST TERMS WORKSHEET

Simplify each of the following ratios.

Problem 1 :

12 to 48

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Problem 2 :

81 : 27

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Problem 3 :

4 to 24 to 64

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Problem 4 :

21 : 42 : 14

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Set up a ratio for each of the following and reduce to lowest terms. Eliminate decimals and fractions by using equivalent ratios.

Problem 5 :

13 dimes to 8 nickels

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Problem 6 :

10 days to 4 weeks

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Problem 7 :

1.25 to 8

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Problem 8 :

0.8 to 2.3 to 4.1

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Problem 10 :

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Problem 11 :

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Problem 12 :

There are 60 red and blue balls in a ball pit. 21 of them are blue.  What fraction of the balls are red?

Represent this as a simplified fraction.

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Problem 13 :

Nancy and Lisa played 20 sets of tennis. Nancy won 12 of them. Write the ratio of Nancy’s wins to the total number of sets in simplest form.

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