Question

Rite the following ratio as a fraction in lowest terms.54to56

Answer 1

We want to write the ratio of 54 to 56 as a fraction in lowest terms. To do this we have to factorize the numbers and simplify the equals factors:

`\begin{gathered} (54)/(56)=(2\cdot27)/(2\cdot28)=(27)/(28)=(3\cdot3\cdot3)/(4\cdot7) \\ In\text{ the last, we cannot simplify the factors, so the lowest terms are:} \\ (54)/(56)=(27)/(28) \end{gathered}`