Question

what is the ratio 18/26 expressed in simpliest form?

Answer 1

Again I ask you to look at the numerator (18) and the denom. (26) separately and determine any factor that these two quantities have in common. What is the common factor?

Answer 2

well do u know how to simplify?

Answer 3

\[\frac{ 18 }{ 26 }=\frac{ (?)(?) }{ (?)(?) }\]

Answer 4

yea but havin trouble w factors

Answer 5

what are the factors of 18?
what are the factors of 26?

Answer 6

2

Answer 7

do i divde then both by 2

Answer 8

It so happens that 2 is a factor of both 18 and 26, and thus 2 is the common factor we wanted.


Divide 2 into 18, please.
Then div. 2 into 26, please. Form a ratio with your two results.

Answer 9

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