In a certain area, there are 35 houses to 55 businesses. Write the ratio of houses to businesses as a fraction in simplest form. Then explain its meaning.

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Sebastian Vischer · Answer 1 · 2020-07-28T17:44:26+0000

Answer:

(7)/(11)

Explanation:

Express the fraction as number of houses over number of businesses, that is

ratio =
(35)/(55)

Divide numerator and denominator by 5 for simplest form

ratio =
(7)/(11)