Question

Find each of the following ratios in the simplest form.
$24to56$

Answer 1

$24:56$

$=2\times 12:2\times 28$

$=12:28$

$=2\times 6:2\times 14$

$=6:14$

$=2\times 3:2\times 7$

$=3:7$

$\therefore$ the simplest form of $24:56=3:7$