Data:
Read pages = 36
Total pages = 180
The ratio of pages read = ?
Solving:
[tex]The\:ratio\:of\:pages\:read = \frac{read\:pages}{total\:pages} [/tex]
[tex]The\:ratio\:of\:pages\:read = \frac{36}{180} \frac{\div36}{\div36} \to \boxed{\boxed{The\:ratio\:of\:pages\:read = \frac{1}{5}}}[/tex]