Simplest form of 12/15 is 4/5
To simplify the fraction, you need to divide both numerator (12) and denominator (15) by a number that goes into both numbers which is 3. You then end up with your fraction
Answer:
1 and 1/4 cups of floour is used to make one pie. Since 7 and 1/2 cups is used for 6 pies we divide the 7 and 1/2 cups by the 6 pies. 7 and 1/2 cups is equivalent to 15/ 2 cups. 15/2 divided by 6 is equal to 15/2 times 1/6. This comes out to 15/12, which simplifies to 5/4, which is equivalent to 1 and 1/4 cups
(4 pieces) / (6 kids) = (4/6) (pieces/kids) = 2/3 piece/kid
To find the ratio, we must find the total amount of days (31) and the number of days that are either a Saturday or a Sunday (10). Since in the sentence, the number of Saturdays and Sundays is mentioned first, the 10 would precede the 31 in the ratio.
Final Answer - 10:31
Answer:
divide by ten and then multiply by 2.
