What number multiplied by 4 equals 1? Multiply 16 by that number.
16tires/4cars = 4 tires/1car
Practice makes perfect
Let's pay close attention to the given rate.
16tires/4cars = tires/1car
We need to find the number that we can multiply 4 by to get 9.
4* ? =1
We multiply 4 by 0.25 to get 1, so we will also multiply 16 by 0.25 to find an equivalent rate.