Question

28 elementary schools to 16 middle school

Answer 1

`(7)/(4)`

Explanation:

Here is the complete question: 28 elementary schools to 16 middle schools, write the ratio in simplest form.

Given ratio= elementary schools: middle schools:: 28:16

The ratio can be written as
`(28)/(16)`

Now to write
`(28)/(16)` into simplest form, we need to divide both numerator and denominator by 4.

∴ elementary schools: middle schools=
`((28)/(4) )/((16)/(4) )`

Hence, we get simplest ratio of elementary schools to middle schools=
`(7)/(4)`