Question

You spend 15 minutes watching television.you then spend 1 hour reading email.write the ratio of the amount of time spent reading email as a fraction in simplest form.

Answer 1

The ratio would be 15:60 or 15/60. However, in simpliest form, it would be 1:4 or 1/4.

Answer 2

1 hour = 60 minutes
15 minutes = 1/4 of 60 minutes, which means 60 minutes = 4/4

when you write ratios, the larger number goes first - 60 minutes out of 15 minutes = 4/1, so the ratio in simplest form is 4:1

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