Question

Convert the ratio $15:20$ to the fraction.

• A. $\frac{1}{2}$
• B. $\frac{3}{4}$
• C. $\frac{15}{20}$
• D. $\frac{20}{15}$

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C)

$\frac{15}{20}$

Given ratio is $15:20$

Write the ratio as a fraction by writing the antecedent of the ratio as the numerator, and the consequent of the ratio as the denominator.
$15:20\to \frac{15}{20}$

Simplifying the fraction, we get
$=\frac{3\times 5}{4\times 5}$
Cancel out the common factors, we get
$=\frac{3}{4}$

Hence, $15:20$ can be written as $\frac{15}{20}$ or $\frac{3}{4}$ as a fraction.