Question

Write the following comparison as a ratio reduced to lowest terms.26 nickels to 8 dimesConversion Ta

Answer 1

A ratio can be written as a:b, where the colon represents a fraction.

The given situation is represented as the ratio 26:8, then simplify dividing each part by 2.

`\begin{gathered} (26)/(2)\colon(8)/(2) \\ 13\colon4 \end{gathered}`

Therefore the ratio, in the lowest terms, is 13:4.