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Question
Find the ratio of the first quantity to the second.
25 beads, 40 beads
Solution
25 beads : 40 beads
= `25/40`
= `(25 div 5)/(40 div 5)` (HCF of 25 and 40 = 5)
= `5/8`
= 5 : 8
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