a garden is 6 yars and 24 inches wide and 8 yards long write the ratio of the width to the lenth as a fraction in simlist form
To write the ratio of the width to the length as a fraction in simplest form, we divide the width by the length.
The width is 6 yards and 24 inches, which is equivalent to 6 yards and 2 feet (since there are 12 inches in a foot). Therefore, the width in yards is 6 + (2/3) = 6.67 yards.
The length is 8 yards.
So, the ratio of width to length is 6.67 yards / 8 yards.
Simplifying this fraction, we can divide the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 0.67 (since 6.67 = 6 + 0.67).
Therefore, the ratio in simplest form is (6.67 / 0.67) / (8 / 0.67) = (10 / 1) / (12 / 1) = 10/12 = 5/6.
So, the ratio of the width to the length is 5/6.