Question

Alexsy runs in two cross-country races. He runs the first in 45 minutes and the second in 3.5 hours. Find the ratio of his first race time to his second race time in its simplest form.

Answer 1

9:42

Explanation:

First, convert his second run into minutes so its easier to simplify

than divide both the timings by 5

to get the answer as 9:42 as the simplest ratio form