Question

Richard and Stephen are marking exam papers. Each set takes Richard 73 minutes and Stephen 2 hours. Express the times Richard and Stephen take as a ratio in its simplest form

Answer 1

Given:-

Time taken by Richard = 73 minutes.

Time taken by Stephen= 2 hours

1 hour= 60 minutes

2 hours= 120 minutes (60×2)

AnSwer:-

Ratio:

$\implies$Richard to Stephen

$\implies$73:120

Therefore,

Ratio of time taken by Richard to time taken by Stephen is 73:120.

Answer 2

at first,

make both the units same,

2 hrs = 120 mins

Now, as the units are same,

the ratio of time taken by richard and stephen= 73:120