Jake sold 42 tickets to the school fair and Jeanne sold 9 tickets. What is the ratio, in simplest form, of the number of tickets Jeanne sold to the number of tickets Jake sold?

3 : 14

Step-by-step explanation:

Jake sold 42 tickets while Jeanne sold 9 tickets. The questions is asking for the ratio in simplest form the number of tickets Jeanne sold to the number Jake sold. Since we know the amount they sold, let's put it into a ratio factor by Jeannes to Jakes.

9 : 42

To find the simplest form, we need to divide both numbers by their GCF (Greatest Common Factor), which would be 3.

3 : 14

This means that the ratio from Jeanne's sakes to Jake's sales in simplest form is 3 : 14

example 2 – simplify: step 1: completely factor both the numerators and denominators of all fractions. step 2: change the division sign to a multiplication sign and flip (or reciprocate) the fraction after the division sign; essential you need to multiply by the reciprocal. step 3 : cancel or reduce the fractions.

5=812a+9+3

step 1: simplify both sides of the equation.

5=812a+9+3

5=(812a)+(9+3)(combine like terms)

5=812a+12

5=812a+12

step 2: flip the equation.

812a+12=5

step 3: subtract 12 from both sides.

812a+12−12=5−12

812a=−7

step 4: divide both sides by 812.

812a /812 = -7/812

a= -1/116

so the answer is

a=   -1/116