6) Lunch furnishes 8 mg of the minimum daily requirement (MDR) for iron, while the other meals furnish 10 mg of the MDR. Write the ratio (in lowest terms) of the amount of iron furnished by lunch to the amount of iron from all meals, including lunch.

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Kason Wiley

Mathematics

8 February, 02:15

6) Lunch furnishes 8 mg of the minimum daily requirement (MDR) for iron, while the other meals furnish 10 mg of the MDR. Write the ratio (in lowest terms) of the amount of iron furnished by lunch to the amount of iron from all meals, including lunch.

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Jaelyn Watson · Answer 1

If lunch is 8mg

And all other meals is 10mg

the ratio of iron furnished by lunch to the iron furnished by other meals is

8:10

Just as you would simplify a fraction, take out the gcf (2)

and your answer is

4:5