Question

Write the each of the following ratios in their simplest form.

(1) 15 : 6

Answer 1

The given ratio can be written in simplest form as:

$$\begin{gathered} 15:6=\frac{15}{6} \\ =\frac{15÷3}{6÷3} \\ =\frac{5}{2} \\ =5:2 \end{gathered}$$