Question

Express the following in the simplest form:
5 months:1.5 years​

Answer 1

ANSWER

2 years: 9 months

We know that, 1 year =12 months

2 years =2×12 months

=24 months

Given

2 years: 9  months

This can be written as

=9months24months

=3months8months

=8  months :3 months 

Hence, 8 months: 3 months is the simplest form of 2 years :9 months