Question

Express the ratio in the simplest form. 20 gallons to 0.75 gallons

Answer 1

ANSWER

The ratio in the simplified form is

80:3

EXPLANATION

We want to express 20 gallons to 0.75 gallons as a ratio in its simplest form.

We obtain the ratio as follows:

$20:0.75$

This is the same as

$20: \frac{3}{4}$

We multiply each term in the ratio by 4 to obtain;

$20 \times 4:0.75 \times 4$

This gives us,

$80:3$