Question

What is the ratio of 3 m 50 cm is 40m

Answer 1

Answer:

So, it is 300:50. In lowest terms it is 6:1(both are divided by 50).

Answer 2

Given,

$3m50cm$ and $40m$

First convert all the units in meters

$1m=100cm\\1 cm =1/100m$

$50cm=0.5m$

$3m 50cm=3+0.5$

$=3.5m$

According to the question,

The ratio of given numbers $=\frac{3.5}{40}$

Therefore, the ratio of $3m50cm$ and  $40m$ is $40m$ and $3.5m$.