Write the ratio of the distance the human ran in 15secs, to the distance the dog ran in 15secs.The human ran 150ft and the dog ran 97yd.Fraction, numerator of 1

Question

I don't understand this problem, even when making the yards to feet or feet to yards, they won't go into each other to make a numerator 1.

Answer 1

The problem asks for a ratio (like a fraction), usually expressed as  A : B

 

"ratio of the distance the human ran in 15secs, to the distance the dog ran in 15secs"

The ratio is:    150 ft : 97 yards

 

Now, you must convert the units:   1 yard = 3 feet

 

The ratio is:     150 feet : 291 feet

 

And, reducing that by dividing both numbers by 150,

   The ratio is:    1 : 1.94

 

The way to read this is:  "For each foot that the human ran, the dog ran 1.94 feet."    That's a ratio.