How do I write 51 hours to 5 days as a ratio in the lowest term? Compared in hours.
5 * 24 = 120
51:120
To write 51 hours to 5 days as a ratio in the lowest terms, we first need to convert the days to hours since the two quantities are not in the same unit.
To convert days to hours, we multiply the number of days by 24 (since there are 24 hours in a day). Therefore, 5 days is equal to 5 * 24 = 120 hours.
Now, we can write the ratio as follows:
51 hours : 120 hours
To express this ratio in its lowest terms, we need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the two numbers and divide both the numerator and denominator by it.
The GCD of 51 and 120 is 3.
Dividing both the numerator and denominator by 3, we get:
51 ÷ 3 = 17
120 ÷ 3 = 40
So, the ratio in its lowest terms is:
17 hours : 40 hours