Write the rate as a fraction in lowest terms. 4 persons for 36 dresses

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The rate is 4 persons for 36 dresses.

To write this rate as a fraction, we can express it as "4 persons per 36 dresses." The fraction would be 4/36.

To simplify this fraction to its lowest terms, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor.

The greatest common factor of 4 and 36 is 4.

Dividing both 4 and 36 by 4 results in:

4 ÷ 4 = 1
36 ÷ 4 = 9

So, the rate as a fraction in lowest terms is 1/9.