Question

What is the ratio of 2weeks : 14days : 8weeks

Answer 1

ANSWER

$1\colon1\colon4$

EXPLANATION

We want to find the ratio of 2 weeks to 14 days to 8 weeks.

To do this, we first have to put all three terms in the same unit. Let us put all the terms in days.

To convert from weeks to days, multiply the weeks by 7:

$\begin{gathered} 2w=2\cdot7=14d \\ 8w=8\cdot7=56d \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the ratio becomes:

$14days\colon14days\colon56\text{days}$

Now, put it in the lowest terms by dividing through by 14. That is:

$1\colon1\colon4$

That is the answer.