Question

In leahs home town,the ratio of cars to people is 300 to 1000. whats fraction shows this ration in simplest form

Answer 1

Cars to People = 300 : 1000

= 300 / 1000 = 3/10. (The two zeros at the top would cancel the two at the bottom)

That's the fraction in simplest form.

Answer 2

To simplify the ration 300 to 1000, we need to divide both by the largest common factor these two numbers share. In this case, this would be a 100. After dividing by a 100, we'd get the following ratio: 3 to 10