Question

Write the ratio for each of the following :
$1.5km$ to $500m$

Answer 1

We know that $1km=1000m$

$\Rightarrow 1.5km=1.5\times 1000=1500m$

Therefore,

$\frac{1.5km}{500m}=\frac{1500m}{500m}=\frac{500\times 3}{500\times 1}=\frac{3}{1}=3:1$