Some fractions and ratios can be written as mixed numbers.
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Fractions and ratios cannot have zero in the denominator. Fractions and ratios are different names for the same thing. Some fractions and ratios can be written as mixed numbers.
Ratios. A ratio compares two numbers or two quantities that are measured with the same unit. ... When a ratio is written in fraction form, the fraction should be simplified. If it is an improper fraction, we do not change it to a mixed number.
Express each of the following as a ratio in its simplest form. b 2 : 1 = : (Change mixed numbers into improper fractions.) Since denominators are the same, write the numerators as a ratio and simplify. The ratio is 12 : 8 or 3 : 2 (Divide both numbers by 4 — the HCF of 12 and 8.)
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