SOLUTION: It costs £11.25 a day to stay in a hotel in
September and £88.25 a week in August.by
comparing the cost of a week holiday in
September with that of a week's holiday in
Augu
Question 1210393: It costs £11.25 a day to stay in a hotel in
September and £88.25 a week in August.by
comparing the cost of a week holiday in
September with that of a week's holiday in
August find ratio of cost in lowest terms
Since the problem asks to compare the weekly costs as a ratio in lowest terms, it might be easiest to convert the given decimal costs into fractions. Note this will be relatively easy, because both given rates involve .25 = 1/4 of a pound.
one day in September: 11.25 = 45/4
one week = 7 days in September: 7*(45/4) = 315/4
one week in August: 88.25 = 353/4
The ratio is 315/353. Those whole numbers have no common factor, so that ratio is in lowest terms.
