Question

Little sister needs help, can anyone explain this to her?

If Ben reads 8 pages in 12 minutes what is his ratio of pages to minutes in simplest form?

Answer 1

The ratio of pages to minutes should be written as

8 to 12

Since you want the simplest form divide both sides by the greatest common factor which in this case is 4

2 to 3

Den would read 2 pages in every 3 minutes

Answer 2

The ratio in simplest form is the number of pages Ben can read in one minute.
If he can read 8 pages in 12 minutes, both those numbers can be divided by 4: so he can read 2 pages in 3 minutes. To find how many pages he can read in 1 minute now, divide both numbers by 3. So, he can read 2/3 page per minute.