Question

Express each ratio as a fraction in simplest form: 0.3 km to 500 m

Answer 1

Answer: 3/5

Step-by-step explanation:

The ratio shows how many times a number is contained in another. To express the ratio as a fraction in its lowest term, we convert 0.3km to metre.

1000 metre makes 1 kilometers. Therefore,

0.3km = 0.3 × 1000 = 300 metre

0.3 km to 500m= 300m to 500m

300m : 500m = 300/500

Reducing to its lowest term, 100 is a common factor.

300/500 = (100×3) / (100×5)

= 3/5.

Answer 2

0.3km=300m
300m:500m
(/100)
3:5
3+5=8
0.3km= 3/8
500m= 5/8