Question
Express the following ratios in the simplest form:
$186 : 403$
$186 : 403$
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Answer
The given ratio $=186:403=\frac{186}{403}$
To express it in simplest form, we divide the numerator and denominator by the $HCF$ of $186$ and $403$.
Now, $HCF$ of 186 and $403 = 31$
$\therefore\frac{186}{403}=\frac{186\div31}{403\div31}=\frac{6}{13}$
$\therefore\text{Required ratio}=6:13$
To express it in simplest form, we divide the numerator and denominator by the $HCF$ of $186$ and $403$.
Now, $HCF$ of 186 and $403 = 31$
$\therefore\frac{186}{403}=\frac{186\div31}{403\div31}=\frac{6}{13}$
$\therefore\text{Required ratio}=6:13$
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