Write the ratio that compares 36 social media posts to 16 social media using fractional notation. Simplify the inpropper fraction to lowest terms

Answer 1

To compare 36 social media posts to 16 social media posts using fractional notation, you write the ratio as:

\[ \frac{36}{16} \]

Now, we simplify the fraction. To do this, we need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 36 and 16.

The factors of 36 are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36
The factors of 16 are: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16

The GCD of 36 and 16 is 4.

Now we divide both the numerator and the denominator by 4:

\[ \frac{36 \div 4}{16 \div 4} = \frac{9}{4} \]

Thus, the simplified ratio of 36 social media posts to 16 social media posts is:

\[ \frac{9}{4} \]