Question

A splice uses 24 centimetres of rope when two ropes are tied together. What basic fraction is this a 300 centimetre spliced rope

Answer 1

so 24cm out of 300 cm is spliced

24/300 is the fraction

we can simplify this by dividing top and bottom by 3 to get

8/100

we can divide top and bottom by 4 to get

2/25 is the most simplified fraction