We have to express the ratio 1 : 3.5 in the form p:q where p and q are whole numbers.
Consider the ratio of 1 and 3.5,
1 : 3.5 =
=
Reducing the above fraction to its lowest form.
So, we get
Therefore, the ratio 1 : 3.5 is expressed as
where 2 and 7 are the whole numbers.