Express the following ratio as a fraction (3600s : 2hours)

Answer 1

To express the ratio \( 3600 \text{s} : 2 \text{ hours} \) as a fraction, we first need to convert the hours into seconds.

1 hour is equal to 3600 seconds, so \( 2 \text{ hours} \) is:

\[ 2 \text{ hours} = 2 \times 3600 \text{ seconds} = 7200 \text{ seconds} \]

Now we can express the ratio as:

\[ \frac{3600 \text{ seconds}}{7200 \text{ seconds}} \]

Next, we can simplify this fraction:

\[ \frac{3600}{7200} = \frac{1}{2} \]

Thus, the ratio \( 3600 \text{s} : 2 \text{ hours} \) expressed as a fraction is:

\[ \frac{1}{2} \]