Answer:
5:2
Step-by-step explanation:
In centimetres
convert 2 m to cm which will be 200 cm
then simplify 200 cm:80 cm --> 5:2
(we cancelled out the zero --> 20:8 then divide 20/2= 10 and 8/2= 4
again the same --> 10/2= 5 and 4/2= 2.
5 and 2 are prime numbers which have no other factor except for 1 and themselves so it cannot be simplified further.
Therefore your answer is 5:2
In metres
convert 80 cm to m which will be 0.8 m
the same steps: simplify 2:0.8
to remove the decimal move the decimal place one to the right --> 8
so you also have to move the decimal place to the right for the numerator: 20
20/8 = 5/2
