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Write the ratio in lowest terms.

$1.20\$ 1.20 to 75%75 \%

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1.20 dollars=1.20100 dimesConvert dollars to cents=120 cents(1 dollar = 100 cents)12075The ratio is the quotient of 120 and 75=85Simplify by 15\begin{align*} 1.20 \text{ dollars}&= 1.20\cdot 100 \text{ dimes}\quad &&\textcolor{#4257b2}{\text{Convert dollars to cents}}\\ &=120\text{ cents}\quad &&\textcolor{#4257b2}{\text{(1 dollar = 100 cents)}}\\ \dfrac{120}{75}&\quad &&\textcolor{#4257b2}{\text{The ratio is the quotient of $120$ and $75$}}\\ &=\dfrac{8}{5}\quad &&\textcolor{#4257b2}{\text{Simplify by }15} \end{align*}

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