Question

Between 1899 and 1900,284 out of 1,00 people in the United states were 5-17 years old. i need to write the ratio in three ways

Answer 1

The ratio of 284 out of 1000 can be written as,

`284\colon1000`

By dividing both terms by common factor 2, it can also be written as,

`142\colon500`

Again by dividing both terms by common factor 2, the ratio becomes,

`71\colon250`

The ratio in three ways can be written as, 284:1000, 142:500 and 71:250.