Question

A toy jeep is 12/1/2 inches ling while an acutal jeep mesures 18/3/4 feet long what is the value of the ratio of the length of the actual jeep? what does the ratio mean in this situation

Answer 1

1 foot = 12 inches
12 1/2 or 12.5 inches
18 and 3/4 or 18.75 X 12= 225
The ratio is 12.5:225 or to simplify 1:18.