Concept explainers
Reduce to its simplest form:
a) The ratio
b) The rate
a)
To simplify:
The ratio
Answer to Problem 1CT
Solution:
Explanation of Solution
Ratio:
A ratio is the quotient
The ratio sometimes written as a:b.
The numbers a and b are often called term of the ratio.
Calculation:
Given ratio,
Final statement:
The simplest form of 12:20 is 3:5.
b)
To simplify:
The rate
Answer to Problem 1CT
Solution:
25 miles per gallon
Explanation of Solution
Rate:
A rate is a quotient that relates two quantities that are incommensurable.
Given,
Therefore, 25 miles per gallon.
Final statement:
The rate of
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