Question

Write each rate as a fraction in lowest terms 20 feet in 40 seconds 2 feet/sec Do not enter the units

Answer 1

We are asked to write the given rate as a fraction in the lowest terms.

`20\: \text{feet in }40\text{ seconds}`

The above rate may be written in a fraction as

`\frac{20\text{ f}eet}{40\text{ seconds}}`

Now let us simplify the fraction so that it is in the lowest terms.

`(20)/(40)=(10)/(20)=(5)/(10)=(1)/(2)`

Therefore, the fraction in the lowest terms is

`(1)/(2)`