Question

Which of the following ratios is not equal to $8:3$ in its simplest form ?

• A. $16:6$
• B. $104:36$
• C. $56:21$
• D. $896:336$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $104:36$

$\Rightarrow$ $\frac{16}{6}=\frac{16÷2}{6÷2}=\frac{8}{3}$

$\Rightarrow$ $\frac{104}{36}=\frac{104÷4}{36÷4}=\frac{26}{9}$

$\Rightarrow$ $\frac{56}{21}=\frac{56÷7}{21÷7}=\frac{8}{3}$

$\Rightarrow$ $\frac{896}{336}=\frac{896÷112}{336÷112}=\frac{8}{3}$

$\therefore$ Here, we can see $8:3$ is not equal to $104:36$.

$\therefore$ Correct answer is option B.