Question

Write the ratio 4/7 over 1/8 in simplest form. How is the simplest form of the ratio 4/7 over 1/8 related to the simplest form of the ratio 1/8 over 4/7

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Ratio = 4/7 : 1/8

        $=\frac{\frac{4}{7}}{\frac{1}{8}}\\\\=\frac{4}{7}*\frac{8}{1}\\\\=\frac{32}{7}$

       = 32 : 7

$\frac{\frac{1}{8}}{\frac{4}{7}}=\frac{1}{8}*\frac{7}{4}\\\\=\frac{7}{32}$

= 7 : 32

Ratio 4/7 over 1/8  is the multiplicative inverse of the ratio 1/8 over 4/7