Chapter 18, Problem 1RE

To determine

Whether the statement “The ratio of $25\text{ cm}$ to $50\text{ mm}$ is 5” is true or false.

Answer to Problem 1RE

The given statement is $\underset{\_}{\text{true}}$.

Explanation of Solution

The ratio of $25\text{ cm}$ to $50\text{ mm}$ is computed as,

$\begin{array}{c}\frac{25\text{ cm}}{50\text{ mm}}=\frac{250\text{ mm}}{50\text{ mm}}\\ =5\end{array}$

That is, the ratio of $25\text{ cm}$ to $50\text{ mm}$ is 5.

Therefore, the given statement is $\underset{\_}{\text{true}}$.