*[[Texas]] is approximately 16 times the size of the [[Netherlands]]. Thus the ratio of the size of Texas to the Netherlands would be 16 to 1, written as 16:1.
*[[Texas]] is approximately 16 times the size of the [[Netherlands]]. Thus the ratio of the size of Texas to the Netherlands would be 16 to 1, written as 16:1.
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*a wage rate of $10 ''per'' hour is expressed as 10:1.
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*A wage rate of $10 ''per'' hour is expressed as 10:1.