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Jake sold 39 tickets to the the school fair and Jeanie sold 12 tickets. What is the ratio in the simplest for of the number of tickets Jeanne sold to the number of tickets Jake sold?
a. 13/4
b.39/12
c.12/39
d.4/13

sorry if I am asking so many questions

Sagot :

[tex]\frac{number\ of\ tickets\ Janne}{number\ of\ tickets\ Jake}=\frac{12}{39}=\frac{12:3}{39:3}=\frac{4}{13}\\\\Answer:\boxed{D.\ \frac{4}{13}}[/tex]
jake:Jeanie
39:12
39=3*13
12=3*2*2
so (3*13)/(3*2*2)
we can factor out the 3/3 or 1
so 13/4
jake:Jeanie is 13/4