Write 80 cm as a fraction of 4 m. Give your answer in its simplest form.

80 cm as a fraction of 4 m is

Step-by-step explanation:

To write the fraction of two different quantities you must put them in the same units

Example: To write 5 grams as a fraction of 1 kilogram

Let us use the same way to solve the question

∵ 1 meter = 100 centimeters

∴ 4 meters = 4 × 100 = 400 centimeters

→ Now put 80 centimeters as a numerator and 400 centimeters as

  a denominator

∵ The fraction is

→ Divide up and down by 80 to simplify it

∴ The fraction =

∵ 80 ÷ 80 = 1

∵ 400 ÷ 80 = 5

∴ The fraction in its simplest form =

∴ 80 cm as a fraction of 4 m is

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