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Given that 6x=27y6 x=27 y, find the ratio y:xy: x in simplest form.

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From the given cross products are the following holds

6x27x=27y27xDivide each side by 27x.yx=627Simplify.y:x=6:27\begin{align*} \frac{6x}{27x}&=\frac{27y}{27x}&&\text{Divide each side by } 27x.\\ \textcolor{#4257b2}{\frac{y}{x}}&=\textcolor{#4257b2}{\frac{6}{27}}&&\text{Simplify}.\\ y:x&=6:27\\ \end{align*}

The ratio of the ratio y:xy : x \: is 6:27\: 6 : 27, or 2:92 : 9. In simplest form, this ratio is 2:9\textcolor{#4257b2}{2 : 9}.

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