Marty has saved $72. He spent $8 on a video rental. Write a ratio as a fraction in simplest form to represent what portion of his savings he has left.

a) 64/72

b) 8/72

c) 1/9

d) 8/9

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Kathy Wolfe

Mathematics

4 August, 02:48

Marty has saved $72. He spent $8 on a video rental. Write a ratio as a fraction in simplest form to represent what portion of his savings he has left.

a) 64/72

b) 8/72

c) 1/9

d) 8/9

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Scarlett Huff · Answer 1

D) 8/9

Step-by-step explanation:

You subtract 8 from 72 to get 64 which is the amount he had left so it would equal 64/72 but it asks for simplest form so you find the greatest common denominator which is 8 to get 8/9

Marty has saved $72. He spent $8 on a video rental. Write a ratio as a fraction in simplest form to represent what portion of his savings he has left.a) 64/72b) 8/72c) 1/9d) 8/9

Marty has saved $72. He spent $8 on a video rental. Write a ratio as a fraction in simplest form to represent what portion of his savings he has left.

a) 64/72

b) 8/72

c) 1/9

d) 8/9