Question

Answer this: 15 cookies to 40 brownies as a ratio in simplest form.

Answer 1

Solutions

⇒15 Cookie to 40 brownies can be written as 15:40

⇒15:40 is the ratio we have to simplify

The GCF of 15 and 40 is 5 so we divide them by 5 

15 ÷ 5 = 3
40 ÷ 5 = 8

3:8 is in simplest form

Answer 2

15:40 
15 divided by 5 = 3
40 divided by 5 = 8
3 : 8