Question

Sam's car traveled 120 miles on 9 gallons of gasoline. How do you express the ratio of miles to gallons as a fraction in lowest terms?

Answer 1

`color(crimson)(=>. 40/3 " miles / gallon"`

Explanation:

`120 " miles on " 9 " gallons"`

`=> 120 / 9 " miles / gallon"`

`=> (cancel3 * 40) / (3 * cancel3) " miles / gallon"`

`color(crimson)(=>. 40/3 " miles / gallon"`