Question

The ratio of yellow houses to white houses on a street is 18 to 26.Simplify the ratio.

Answer 1

EXPLANATION:

We are given the ratio of yellow houses to white houses. The ratio is;

$Yellow:White=18:26$

To simplify this ratio, we have to simply divide both values by all common factors.

The common factor for both 18 and 26 is 2. Therefore;

$\frac{18}{2}:\frac{26}{2}$$=9:13$

We cannot simplify further as there is no common factor for both numbers.

Therefore;

ANSWER:

$Ratio=9:13$