What fraction represents the ratio of 4 inches to 64 inches?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-14T00:43:58

#1/16#

The ratio is #4# inches to #64# inches.

Representing that mathematically we have

#4:64#

The division bar represents 'to'. So the fraction here is

#4/64#

Simplifying that further we have

#(1xxcancel4)/(16xxcancel(4))#

#rArr1/16#