Question

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

(4) 12 : 30

Answer 1

The given ratio can be written in simplest form as:

$$\begin{gathered} 12:30=\frac{12}{30} \\ =\frac{12÷6}{30÷6} \\ =\frac{2}{5} \\ =2:5 \end{gathered}$$