Transcript EXAMPLE 1 Simplify ratios Simplify the ratio. a. 64 m : 6 m b. 5 ft 20 in. SOLUTION a. Write 64 m : 6 m as 64 m.

EXAMPLE 1
Simplify ratios
Simplify the ratio.
a. 64 m : 6 m
b.
5 ft
20 in.
SOLUTION
a.
Write 64 m : 6 m as 64 m .
6m
Then divide out the units and simplify.
64 m = 32 = 32 : 3
6m
3
b. To simplify a ratio with unlike units, multiply by a
conversion factor.
5 ft = 5 ft
12 in. = 60 = 3
20
1
20 in.
20 in.
1 ft
GUIDED PRACTICE
Simplify the ratio.
1.
24 yards to 3 yards
ANSWER 8 : 1
2.
150 cm : 6 m
ANSWER 1 : 4
for Example 1