Question

What is the ratio 5 to 105 expressed as a fraction in simplest form? Need help with ratios.

Answer 1

To simplify a ratio, divide both sides by common factors until no common factos are left.

Answer 2

So 5 is a common factor.

Answer 3

Do you know of a common factor between 5 and 105?

Answer 4

Yup, great! :)

Answer 5

:D

Answer 6

So, what do you get when you divide that out of both sides?

Answer 7

1/21?

Answer 8

Perfect! :D

Answer 9

Yay! thank you :)

Answer 10

No worrie. Great job!

Answer 11

Can you help with a few more if you can?

Answer 12

Sure!

Answer 13

Thanks! hold on let me get the questions.

Answer 14

Ok.

Answer 15

Btw i got a 100% on tht test!!! Whoop whoop!

Answer 16

Yay! :)

Answer 17

Okay so the question is "What is the solution to 1/3 (9x-6)= 2x+3"?

Answer 18

Ok. Do you have any idea how to start?

Answer 19

Uhm combine like terms, right?

Answer 20

Yes, that is usually a good first step, but we need to get rid of a parentheses first to combine them.

Answer 21

Right. So 9 minus 6 is 3. so 3x?

Answer 22

Ooo, no, 9x and 3 aren't like terms

Answer 23

Like terms have the same number of variables.

Answer 24

Oh yeah. so 9x-2x?

Answer 25

That's closer. But we still need to get rid of the parentheses first.

Answer 26

>_< Let me think here. So we need to get rid of the parentheses first.

Answer 27

Right.