A cake mix calls for these ingredients.
3 cups of milk
6 cups of flour
2 cups of sugar
1 cup of oil
Which is the lowest ratio?
StartFraction milk Over flour EndFraction
StartFraction sugar Over milk EndFraction
StartFraction oil Over sugar EndFraction
StartFraction sugar Over flour EndFraction
ever think of just typing the fractions, rather than all those formatting words?
milk/flour = 3/6 = 1/2
Now do the others and find the smallest
To find the lowest ratio among the given options, we need to simplify each ratio by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD).
Let's calculate the simplified ratios:
Ratio 1: milk over flour
GCD of 3 and 6 is 3.
Simplified Ratio: StartFraction milk Over flour EndFraction = StartFraction 3/3 Over 6/3 EndFraction = StartFraction 1 Over 2 EndFraction
Ratio 2: sugar over milk
GCD of 2 and 3 is 1.
Simplified Ratio: StartFraction sugar Over milk EndFraction = StartFraction 2/1 Over 3/1 EndFraction = StartFraction 2 Over 3 EndFraction
Ratio 3: oil over sugar
GCD of 1 and 2 is 1.
Simplified Ratio: StartFraction oil Over sugar EndFraction = StartFraction 1/1 Over 2/1 EndFraction = StartFraction 1 Over 2 EndFraction
Ratio 4: sugar over flour
GCD of 2 and 6 is 2.
Simplified Ratio: StartFraction sugar Over flour EndFraction = StartFraction 2/2 Over 6/2 EndFraction = StartFraction 1 Over 3 EndFraction
Comparing the simplified ratios, we can see that the lowest ratio is StartFraction 1 Over 2 EndFraction, which represents the ratio of oil over sugar.