Question

Melissa is 64 inches tall. mark is 72 inches tall. what is the ratio of mark's height to Melissa's height in simplest form?

Answer 1

First, you would write the ratio like so... 64:72

Answer 2

What number is both of those numbers divisible by?

Answer 3

8

Answer 4

Great. So divide both by 8 and what do you get? 8:9. That's the simplest form!