Question

Express each ratio as a fraction in the simplest form 10 gallons to 415 gallons

Answer 1

We have to express the following ratio

`(10)/(415)`

in simplest form.

We can see that the factors of 10 are: 1,2,5,10.

And the factors of 415 are: 1,5,83,415.

Then the greatest common factor is 5. This imply that our fraction can be written as

`\begin{gathered} (10)/(415)=(5\cdot2)/(5\cdot83) \\ (10)/(415)=(2)/(83) \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the simplest fraction form is

`(2)/(83)`