what is the ratio of 36cm to 9dm
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36 cm = 3.6 dm
so
3.6 dm : 9.0 dm = ??
To find the ratio of 36cm to 9dm, we first need to convert either centimeters (cm) to decimeters (dm) or decimeters to centimeters.
Since there are 10 centimeters in 1 decimeter, we can convert 36cm to decimeters by dividing it by 10:
36cm ÷ 10 = 3.6dm
Now we can compare the two lengths:
Ratio = 3.6dm : 9dm
Simplifying the ratio by dividing both terms by 0.6, we get:
3.6dm ÷ 0.6 : 9dm ÷ 0.6
This simplifies to:
6 : 15
Therefore, the ratio of 36cm to 9dm is 6:15.