There are 34 chickens and 14 horses on the farm. How do you write a ratio of horses to chickens in the simplest form?

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hev1
Mar 25, 2018

The ratio of horses to chickens is #7:17#.

Explanation:

Since there are 14 horses and 34 chickens on the farm, the ratio of horses to chickens is:
#14:34#

Dividing both terms of the ratio by two:
#14/2:34/2#
#7:17#

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