Question

14/6 reduced to the lowest denominator

Answer 1

we are told that there are 6 nurses for every 14 patients. Therefore, the ratio nurse: patient is:

`(6)/(14)`

Reducing the fraction we get:

`(3)/(7)`

Dividing we get:

`(3)/(7)=0.43`

Therefore, the ratio is:

`0.43\colon1`