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If then find the ratio a/b .

Given:


Squaring both sides:


0.04 × 0.4 × a = 0.16 × 0.0016 × b


⇒ 0.016 × a = 0.000256 × b


⇒ a/b = 0.000256/0.016


⇒ a/b = 0.016 = 16/1000


⇒ a/b = 2/125


∴ a:b = 2:125


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