Question

Write each of these ratios in their

simplest form.
A) 3:9 B) 12:36 C) 13:39 D) 71:213 E) 142:213 F) 38:57 G) 33:44 H) 31:42

Answer 1

A) 3:9 => 1:3

B) 12:36 => 1:3

C) 13:39 => 1:3

D) 71:213 => 1:3

E) 142:213 => 2:3

F) 38:57 => 2:3

G) 33:44 => 3:4

H) 31:42 => 31:42 or 21:42 => 1:2

Explanation:

The simplest form of the ratios are as follows:

A) 3:9

Dividing the ratio by 3

1:3

B) 12:36

Dividing the ratio by 12

1:3

C)13:39

Dividing the ratio by 13

1:3

D) 71:213

Dividing the ratio by 71

1:3

E) 142:213

Dividing the ratio by 71

2:3

F) 38:57

Dividing the ratio by 19

2:3

G) 33:44

Dividing the ratio by 11

3:4

H) 31:42

The ratio is already in simplest form as 31 and 42 don't have a common multiple.

Or it might be mistakenly typed 31 instead of 21

Then the simplest form will be:

21:42

1:2

Hence,

A) 3:9 => 1:2

B) 12:36 => 1:3

C) 13:39 => 1:3

D) 71:213 => 1:3

E) 142:213 => 2:3

F) 38:57 => 2:3

G) 33:44 => 3:4

H) 31:42 => 31:42 or 21:42 => 1:2