439,278 views
25 votes
25 votes
Practice writing ratios to compare 2 quantities with different units. State whether 3 oz and 30 inches can be expressed as a ratio.

User Prem Anand
by
3.0k points

1 Answer

15 votes
15 votes

Can 3 oz and 30 inches be expressed as a ratio?

The answer is Yes.

Expressing it into a ratio will be 3:30 or 1:10 in simplified form.

When is it that it cannot be expressed as a ratio?

A given number or value cannot be expressed as a ratio when it is an irrational number or a number that cannot be written in simplified form.

Example of irrational numbers: Square Roots/Radicals (√8,.. etc.), π, and other numbers with infinite decimal value and cannot be transformed into fractions (4.54353..., etc.)

User Joey Morani
by
3.0k points