Question

What is the ratio of 75:90

Answer 1

The ratio of two numbers can be gotten by dividing the first number by the second one, such that:

`a\colon b=(a)/(b)`

The question is provided to be:

`75\colon90`

Hence, we can rewrite the question to be:

`75\colon90=(75)/(90)`

We can simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by 15:

Numerator:

`\Rightarrow75/15=5`

Denominator:

`\Rightarrow90/15=6`

Therefore, the ratio is:

`(5)/(6)`

ANSWER:

Fraction: ⁵/₆

Decimal: 0.833333