Question

The male to female ratio in Taiwan is 52 to 48.

Write this ratio as a fraction in reduced form. Please show work. Thanks

Answer 1

52=2*2*13
48=2*2*2*2*3
cancle the factors which are common

Answer 2

52/48 reduce
since they are both even start with 2
52/48= 26/24
divide by 2 again
13/12
cannot be reduced any more since 13 is a prime number
13 males/12 females

hope this helps