Algebra 2 Common Core

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133186024
ISBN 13: 978-0-13318-602-4

Skills Handbook - Ratios and Proportions - Exercises - Page 974: 2

Answer

5:2

Work Step by Step

Right now the ratio is 85:34. To reduce this, you have to find the greatest common factor, which is 17 in this case. So divide both numbers by 17, and you will end up with the simple ratio form of 5:2.
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