Question

Mac's farm has a total of 18 horses and 27 cows. What is the ratio of horses to the cows in simplest form?

Answer 1

To find the ratio of horses to cows, we need to divide the number of horses by the number of cows.

Ratio = Number of horses / Number of cows

Ratio = 18 horses / 27 cows

To simplify this ratio, we can divide both numbers by 9.

Ratio = (18 horses / 9) / (27 cows / 9)

Ratio = 2 horses / 3 cows

Therefore, the ratio of horses to cows in simplest form is 2:3.