Question

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

(2) 20 : 60

Answer 1

The given ratio can be written in simplest form as:

$$\begin{gathered} 20:60=\frac{20}{60} \\ =\frac{20÷20}{60÷20} \\ =\frac{1}{3} \\ =1:3 \end{gathered}$$