Question

Write this ratio as a fraction in simplest form without any units. 2 days to 42 hours You can use the table below to help convert the units. 1 minute 1 hour Ú P = 60 seconds 60 minutes 2320 1 day 1 week 7 days 24 hours -

Answer 1

SOLUTION:

We want to express as a fraction;

$\begin{gathered} 2\text{ }days\text{ }to\text{ }42\text{ }hours \\ 1\text{ }day=24\text{ }hours \\ 2\text{ }days=48\text{ }hours \\ \end{gathered}$

Thus, the ratio becomes;

$\begin{gathered} 48\text{ }hours\text{ }to\text{ }42\text{ }hours \\ =\frac{48}{42}=\frac{8}{7}=1\frac{1}{7} \end{gathered}$

Thus, the ratio expressed as a fraction is;

$\frac{8}{7}$