there are 102 flights to philidelphia and 272 flights to Los Angeles scheduled. what is the ratio philly flights to l.a. flights

Answer 1

To find the ratio of flights to Philadelphia to flights to Los Angeles, you can express the numbers as a fraction:

\[ \text{Ratio} = \frac{\text{Flights to Philadelphia}}{\text{Flights to Los Angeles}} = \frac{102}{272} \]

Next, simplify the fraction by finding the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 102 and 272.

Both 102 and 272 can be divided by 34:

\[ \frac{102 \div 34}{272 \div 34} = \frac{3}{8} \]

Thus, the ratio of flights to Philadelphia to flights to Los Angeles is 3:8.