Question

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

(5) 26 : 13

Answer 1

The given ratio can be written in simplest form as:

$$\begin{gathered} 26:13=\frac{26}{13} \\ =\frac{26÷13}{13÷13} \\ =\frac{2}{1} \\ =2:1 \end{gathered}$$