the ratio of the distance a motorist travelled of the distance a cyclist travelled is 40:3
If the ratio of the distance a motorist traveled to the distance a cyclist traveled is 40:3, it means that for every 40 units of distance the motorist traveled, the cyclist traveled only 3 units of distance.
We can interpret this ratio as a fraction: 40/3.
To find the equivalent ratio as a fraction from the cyclist's perspective, we can take the reciprocal, which is 3/40.
This means that for every 3 units of distance the cyclist traveled, the motorist traveled 40 units of distance.