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

Answer 1

To write the ratio that compares 36 social media posts to 16 social media posts using fractional notation, we express the ratio as 36/16. This fraction can be simplified to its lowest terms.
To simplify the fraction 36/16, we can divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 4.
So, dividing 36 by 4 yields 9, and dividing 16 by 4 yields 4.
Therefore, the simplified fraction is 9/4.