Question

A small company’s net income for the first six months of the year was $76,500 and for the last six months it was $100,000. What is the ratio of the first six months of the year to the last six months of the year in simplest form?

Answer 1

76,500/100,000 divide by 100
765/1,000. divide by 5
153/500

Answer 2

Ratio of the first 6 months and last six months is 153 : 200

Explanation:

Net income for the last six months of the year = $76500

Net income of the last six months = $100000

Now we have to find the ratio of income in the first six months to the income in the last six months.

=
`\frac{\text{Income in the first six months}}{\text{Income in the last six months}}`

=
`(76500)/(100000)`

=
`(765)/(1000)`

=
`(153)/(200)`

Therefore, the ratio of the incomes in two halves of a year is 153 : 200