Question

Express each of the following ratio in the simplest form. i) 24 km to 40 km ii) 12:27

Answer 1

1
24/40 =3:5

2
12:27=4:9

Answer 2

to bring it to simplest form divide with HCF of numerator and denominator

i) 24:40

since both 24 and 40 are divisible by 8

we can divide by 8 to get

24:40 = 3:5

similarly

ii) 12:27 both 12 and 27 are divisible by 3

12:27 = 4:9