Question

One building is 60 stories tall, and a second building is 48 stories tall. What is the ratio, in simplest terms, of the number of stories in the first building to the number of stories in the second building?

Answer 1

• Simplest form is 60 : 48.

Explanation:

We are finding the ratio of 60 and 48.

It's very simple.

Ratio should be:

• 60 : 48.

There is no other simple form, so the simplest form is 60 : 48.

Answer 2

Ratio is : 5/4 or 5 : 4

Explanation:

The ratio of the number of stories in the first building to the number of stories in the second building :

60 : 48 or 60/48

Both numbers have 3 and 4 as common factors. So

3 * 4 * 5 : 3 * 4 * 4

5 : 4 is the ratio in the simplest terms striking of the common factors.