Question

i need help doing ratios.

Answer 1

What about ratios?

Answer 2

like how to do them. ex. how would i figure out 3:5???

Answer 3

divide 3 by 5, or .6

Answer 4

anything written like x:y is like taking x/y

Answer 5

ohh. so all i have to do is divide 3 and 5 and it would give me my answer?

Answer 6

if a decimal is what you are looking for then yes

Answer 7

what about if it is not going to be a decimal answer?

Answer 8

Then you just leave it like 3/5

Answer 9

it depends on what the ratio is... sometimes your ratio will be getting smaller hence giving you a number larger than 1

Answer 10

There is alot you can do with ratios

Answer 11

yes there is... o kay so how would you solve this?
if 34= 6 what would 54= (problem is 34:54)

Answer 12

I would write that as 34/6=54/x and cross multiply to solve for x

Answer 13

34x=54*6
x=324/34
x=9.53

Answer 14

ohh thank you for your help