Question

There are 2 squares and 4 triangles. What is the simplest ratio of squares to triangles?

Answer 1

squares : triangles

1:2 or 1/2

Explanation:

⭐What is a ratio?

• A ratio is a comparison of two units.
• In this problem, the two units are squares and triangles.

⭐ How can we write a ratio?

• You can write a ratio as a fraction (e.g. 2/2)
• You can write a ratio with a colon (e.g. 2:2)

For this problem, we can write the ratio of squares to triangles as:

`(2)/(4)`, or
`2:4`.

But, we can further simplify this ratio.

To simplify the ratio, divide the numerator and denominator or both sides of the colon by the number they are both divisible by.

2 is divisible by 2, and 4 is divisible by 2:

`(2)/(4)`

`(2 /2)/(4/2)`

Simplified is:
`(1)/(4)`

`2:4`

`(2)/(2) : (4)/(2)`

Simplified is:
`1:4`