Question

There are 15 non fiction books and 37 fiction books in the teachers collection. How do you write a ratio to express fiction books to non fiction books in simplest form?

Answer 1

`15div37`

Explanation:

This cannot be further simplified, as `37` is a prime.

Answer 2

There are two way to write ratio

Method 1`->" none fiction : fiction "->15:37`

Method 2 `-> ("non fiction")/("fiction") -> 15/37`

Method 2 is the better one to use in calculations.