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Advanced MathVery hardChaining two ratios

Advanced Math practice question

If a/b = 4 and b/c = 3, where b and c are nonzero, what is the value of a/c?

Answer: 12

a/c = (a/b)(b/c) = 4 × 3 = 12.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 7
7 adds the ratios.
If you answered 1.33
1.33 divides them.
If you answered 0.083
0.083 inverts the answer.

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