If a rectangular lot measures 800m by 600m write the ratio of the width of the lot to its length.express your answer I lowest term. Plssss help me to solve it I don't understand how and what is the formula.?

width:length = 600:800 = 6:8 = 3:4

study up on reducing fractions. You divide out the common factors, top and bottom.

Thank you so much steve

To find the ratio of the width of the lot to its length, we can use the formula Ratio = Width/Length.

In this case, the width of the lot is 800m, and the length is 600m.

So the ratio would be:

Ratio = Width/Length
= 800m/600m

To simplify the ratio to its lowest terms, we can divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD).

To find the GCD of 800 and 600, we can use the Euclidean algorithm:

800 = 600 * 1 + 200
600 = 200 * 3 + 0

Since we have reached a remainder of 0, the GCD of 800 and 600 is 200.

Now, we divide both the numerator and the denominator by the GCD:

Ratio = (800m/200)/(600m/200)
= 4/3

Therefore, the ratio of the width of the lot to its length is 4/3.