Answer:
17/12 and 1.42
Explanation:
Ratios can be used to compare values and also can be written in various forms.
Given the following example
the ratio of 153 per 108.
153:108
A. this ratio can expressed in the reduced fraction as
dividing both the numerator and the denominator by a common factor of 3 will give
=153/108 = 51/36
we can further divide by a common factor of 3 to further reduce the ratio
= 51/36= 17/12
hence the ratio expressed as a reduced fraction is 17/12
B. ration written as a decimal rounded to the hundredths:
A ratio written as a decimal rounded to the hundredths:
to express the ratio as a decimal we have to divide the numerator by the value of the denominator i.e 153/108= 1.4166
to the nearest hundredth we have 1
1.42