An animal shelter has 22 cats and 16 dogs. Write the ration of dogs to cats as a fraction in lowest terms.
d:c = 16:22 = 8:11 = 8/11
To find the ratio of dogs to cats, we need to divide the number of dogs by the number of cats.
The number of dogs is 16, and the number of cats is 22.
So, the ratio of dogs to cats is 16/22.
To simplify this fraction, we need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator (16) and the denominator (22).
The prime factors of 16 are 2, 2, 2, and 2.
The prime factors of 22 are 2 and 11.
The common prime factor is 2.
Dividing both the numerator and denominator by 2, we get:
16 ÷ 2 = 8
22 ÷ 2 = 11
So, the simplified ratio of dogs to cats is 8/11.