How to simplify and express the result as a rational number

Andy is making a design using ice cream sticks that are 4 and 1/2 in long he wants this long side of his designed to be no longer than 24 inches what is the greatest number of sticks that any can use on his long side of his design

Organisms that live in the alpine and taiga biomes have developed unique adaptations that aid in their survival. the douglas-fir is a conifer tree that grows in the taiga biome. it has an average height of about 70 feet, and its wood is an important source of lumber.

Simplify a7/a4 a) 1/a3 b)-a/a2 c)a4/a3 d)a3