Question

Express the $8days:4weeks$ in the simplest form.

Answer 1

Step I - Let's convert weeks into days.

As, $1week=7days$

So, $4weeks=4\times 7days=28days$

Step II - Let's write $8days:28days$ in the fraction form.

We can write, $8days:28days$ = $\frac{8}{28}$

Now we know that $4$ is the highest common factor which can divide both the numbers.

So, $\frac{8}{28}$ = $\frac{8÷4}{28÷4}$ = $\frac{2}{7}$

Thus, the simplest form for $8days:28days$ in fraction = $\frac{2}{7}$

Hence, the $8days:4weeks$ in the simplest form = $2:7$.