14 inches to 4 feet is what ratio in simplest form?

Question

14 inches to 4 feet is what ratio in simplest form

Answer 1

The ratio can be made into a pure number if both units are the same.

4 ft = 48"

 

14 inches to 4 feet therefore is 14 in/48 in = 7/24; this is a pure number ("dimensionless").

 

If you kept the two original numbers, the answer might be like a scale factor: 7 inches REPRESENTS 2 ft.

Answer 2

14 inches : 48 inches

7 inches :24 inches

7 inches to 2 feet