Chapter 7, Problem 1PSQ

To determine

To express: The given ratio in two other ways.

Answer to Problem 1PSQ

The ratio $4\text{ to 12}$ in two other ways:

  $\text{4:12 and }\frac{4}{12}$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

The ratio given in the question:

  $4\text{ to 12}$

The ratio of two quantities say a and b, where b is not equal to zero, can be written in three ways:

  $a\text{ to }b\text{, }a\text{:}b\text{, }\frac{a}{b}$

Each ratio is read “the ratio of a tob”.

As per the problem,

The ratio $4\text{ to 12}$ is given in the form a to b

So the ratio expressed in other two ways:

  $\text{4:12 and }\frac{4}{12}$