Sophia says that you can solve the problem in the Example by multiplying both quantities in the ratio 60:36 by one-sixth. Is Sophia correct?

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Answer:

Sophia is not correct

Step-by-step explanation:

The given situation represent the problem of a ratio and it is predicted to do the simplify the ratio by determining the smallest possible values

Here it can be presented 60:36 as a fraction i.e. [tex]\frac{60}{36}[/tex]

Now the fraction should be fall by dividing both the numerator and denominator by a common factor i.e. 6

Now after dividing it, the fraction would be [tex]\frac{10}{6}[/tex]

Now it can be further reduced by a common factor i.e. 2

So now the fraction is [tex]\frac{5}{2}[/tex]

Thus, the ratio is 5:2

Hence, she is not correct