Write the ratio that compares 36 social media posts to 16 social media posts using fractional notation. Simplify the improper fraction to lowest terms..
To write the ratio that compares 36 social media posts to 16 social media posts using fractional notation, we express the ratio as 36/16. This fraction can be simplified to its lowest terms.
To simplify the fraction 36/16, we can divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 4.
So, dividing 36 by 4 yields 9, and dividing 16 by 4 yields 4.
Therefore, the simplified fraction is 9/4.