To simplify the ratio 0.468 : 0.26, you can divide both sides by 0.26.
- Divide both parts of the ratio by 0.26:
\[ \frac{0.468}{0.26} : \frac{0.26}{0.26} \]
- This simplifies to:
\[ \frac{0.468}{0.26} : 1 \]
- Now, calculate \(\frac{0.468}{0.26}\):
\[ \frac{0.468}{0.26} \approx 1.8 \]
- Therefore, the ratio simplifies to approximately:
\[ 1.8 : 1 \]
If you want to express it in whole numbers, you can multiply both sides by 10 to get:
\[ 18 : 10 \]
And if you simplify further by dividing by 2:
\[ 9 : 5 \]
So, the ratio 0.468 : 0.26 can be expressed as 9 : 5.