Question

On Friday, the ratio of hamburger orders to hot dog orders in the school cafeteria was 15:10. Simplify the ratio into simpliest terms. (Divide both parts by the GCF)

Answer 1

The ratio of harmburger order to hot dog orders in the school cafeteria is 15:10. The ratio can be simplified below

we have to divide both ratio by the greatest common factor. The greatest common factor of the ratio 15 and 10 is 5. Therefore,

$\begin{gathered} 15\colon10 \\ \frac{15}{10}\text{ }\div\frac{5}{5}=\frac{3}{2} \\ 3\colon2 \end{gathered}$

The ratio to the lowest term is 3:2