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by sud21 » Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:55 pm
The fraction of an ice above the water surface is 1/7-1/8 the whole ice. What is the ratio of the part above surface to the part below the surface?
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by pemdas » Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:19 am
1/(7-1/8)=8/55, above surface=8, below surface=(55-8)=47, the required ratio is 8/47
sud21 wrote:The fraction of an ice above the water surface is 1/7-1/8 the whole ice. What is the ratio of the part above surface to the part below the surface?
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