When assessing a patient with possible peripheral artery disease (PAD),the nurse obtains a brachial blood pressure (BP)of 147/82 mm Hg and an ankle pressure of 112/74 mm Hg. The nurse calculates the patient's ankle-brachial index (ABI)as ________ (round up to the nearest hundredth).

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