Question

on a full sized piano their are 36 black keys and 52 white keys express the ratio black keys to whtie keys as a fraction in simplest form explane its meaning

Answer 1

black keys : white keys

b : w = 36 : 52

b : w = 18 : 26 = 9 : 13

b : w = 9 : 13

Total ratio = 9 + 13 = 22.

It means for every 9 black keys you have 13 white keys.

It also means for the piano the fraction of black keys is 9/22 of the entire piano

It also means for the piano the fraction of white keys is 13/22 of the entire piano