Write each of the following ratios in simplest form.
Marc took 3 hours (h) to mow a lawn while Angelina took 150 minutes
(min) to mow the same lawn a week earlier. Write the ratio of Marc’s time to
Angelina’s time as a ratio of whole numbers. ANSWER~6 TO 5?
correct
I need to know how to solve
24 3/8 - 6 1/2. I can get the answer, but I am unsure how to covert the problem. Can anyone show me?
To write each ratio in simplest form, we need to ensure that both numbers are divided by their greatest common factor (GCF), which will simplify the ratio to its lowest terms.
To find the GCF of 3 and 150, we can list the factors of each number and identify the greatest common factor:
Factors of 3: 1, 3
Factors of 150: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 25, 30, 50, 75, 150
From the above lists, we can see that the GCF is 3.
Now we divide both numbers by the GCF of 3:
3 ÷ 3 = 1
150 ÷ 3 = 50
Therefore, the simplified ratio of Marc’s time to Angelina’s time is 1:50, not 6:5.