Chapter 5.4, Problem 60CCR

To determine

To show:The ratio 12 cars out of 30 vehicles as a fraction.

Answer to Problem 60CCR

Theratio 12 cars out of 30 vehicles can be expressed as $\frac{2\text{cars}}{5\text{vehicles}}$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

Thegiven ratio is12 cars out of 30 vehicles.

Calculation:

Ratio is defined as a comparison of two quantities. Equal ratio can be determined by eithermultiply or divide each term in the ratio by same number except zero. It is expressed as follows:

  $a:b$ or $\frac{a}{b}$

The given ratio in fraction form is:

  $\frac{12\text{cars}}{30\text{vehicles}}$

To find the reduced form of $\frac{12\text{cars}}{30\text{vehicles}}$ , divide the numerator and denominator of the above expression by $6$ .

  $\frac{12\text{cars}}{30\text{vehicles}}\frac{÷}{÷}\frac{6}{6}=\frac{2\text{cars}}{5\text{vehicles}}$

Therefore, the ratio 12 cars out of 30 vehicles can be expressed as $\frac{2\text{cars}}{5\text{vehicles}}$ .