2 years ago

A town in america has 2400 families and 4200 cars. What is the family : cars ratio?

Mathematics

2 answers:

Dmitry [639]2 years ago

7 0

Answer:

4 : 7

Step-by-step explanation:

No. of families = 2400

No. of cars = 4200

Family : Cars

= 2400 : 4200

= 24 : 42

= 6 x 4 : 6 x 7

= 4 : 7

krok68 [10]2 years ago

6 0

Answer:

4 : 7

Step-by-step explanation:

family : car = 2400 : 4200

Simplify by dividing both by 100 ⇒ 24 : 42

Simplify again by dividing both by 6 ⇒ 4 : 7

Cannot be further simplified as 7 is a prime number

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