How do you find the ratio 140 minutes to 9 hours in simplest form?
2 Answers
Explanation:
#"we require the quantities to have the same units of time"#
#"there are 60 minutes in 1 hour"#
#9"hours "=9xx60=540" minutes"#
#"we now have both times expressed in minutes"#
#"the ratio required is"#
#140:540larrcolor(blue)"divide both by 10"#
#=14:54larrcolor(blue)"divide both by 2"#
#=7:27larrcolor(red)"in simplest form"#
#"the ratio is in simplest form when no other factor but 1"#
#"divides into both values"#
Explanation:
Given:
First convert
So, we get:
The ratio becomes:
Divide.
Write back in ratio.