Question

What is the ratio 35 to 56 written as a fraction in lowest terms? @whpalmer4

Answer 1

35/56 - you could divide both by 7

Answer 2

which would be 5/8

Answer 3

that's right: you can factor both the numerator and the denominator and cancel any common factors:

35 5*7 5
-- = ---- = --
56 7*8 8

ratios are just fractions, so they can be manipulated the same way.

Answer 4

@whpalmer4 Your reasoning is good.

Answer 5

@Isaiah.Feynman well, I like to think so — and clearly, yours is also ;-)