Question

Express each ratio as a fraction in the simplest form 10 gallons to 415 gallons

Answer 1

We have to express the following ratio

$\frac{10}{415}$

in simplest form.

We can see that the factors of 10 are: 1,2,5,10.

And the factors of 415 are: 1,5,83,415.

Then the greatest common factor is 5. This imply that our fraction can be written as

$\begin{gathered} \frac{10}{415}=\frac{5\cdot2}{5\cdot83} \\ \frac{10}{415}=\frac{2}{83} \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the simplest fraction form is

$\frac{2}{83}$