Question

The price of gasoline jumped from $1.08 per Litre to $1.35 per Litre in 1 year. What is the ratio of the increase in price to the original price, expressed as a fraction in lowest terms?

Answer 1

just divide 1.35 by 1.08 to find the ration of increase
or factor of increase in other words

Answer 2

135/108 reduce this fraction to the lowest term

Answer 3

45/36

Answer 4

good! can you reduce it more

Answer 5

5/4

Answer 6

good! that's as far as you can go^_^

Answer 7

ya do we need to make it as a mixed fraction?

Answer 8

hmm the question didn't ask that so
no need!

Answer 9

ok thank you :)

Answer 10

Welcome!