Question

How do you write 14 programming errors for every 56 programmers as a rational number? Select the rational number that represents this scenario. (1 point)
Responses

14/56
14 over 56

56
56

4
4

14

Answer 1

To express "14 programming errors for every 56 programmers" as a rational number, you can write it as the fraction:

\[ \frac{14}{56} \]

Now, if you simplify this fraction, both the numerator and the denominator can be divided by 14:

\[ \frac{14 \div 14}{56 \div 14} = \frac{1}{4} \]

However, since the question is asking for the expression as it is stated ("14 programming errors for every 56 programmers"), the correct response is:

**14/56** (or "14 over 56").

This correctly represents the scenario before any simplification.