Question

Express in the form

1
:
n
.
Give
n
as a decimal.
4
:
6

Answer 1

n = 1.5

Explanation:

Given ratio of 1 : n is equivalent to the ratio 4 : 6.

We can rewrite these equivalent ratio as,

`(1)/(n)=(4)/(6)`

Now we have to solve this expression for the value of n.

`(1)/(n)=(2* 2)/(2* 3)`

`(1)/(n)= (2)/(3)`

n =
`(3)/(2)`

n = 1.5

Therefore, n = 1.5 will be the answer.