Question

Simplifying a ratio of whole numbers: Problem type 2Write this ratio as a fraction in simplest form without any units.40 days to 5 weeksYou can use the table below to help convert the units.1 minute = 60 seconds1 hour = 60 minutes1 day = 24 hours1 week = 7 days

Answer 1

We want to write the ratio of 40 days to 5 weeks as a fraction. Both values must have the same unit. Let us convert 5 weeks to days. Recall,

1 week = 7 days

5 weeks = 5 x 7 = 35 days

Thus, the ratio as a fraction would be

40/35

Dividing the numerator and denominator by 5, the fraction in the simplest form would be 8/7