In one week, Kean ate a total of 8 ounces of grains at breakfast, 14 ounces of grains at lunch, and 16 ounces of grains at dinner. Which of the following shows a simplified ratio of his servings of grain at lunch to his total weekly servings of grain?
A. 19/7
B. 7:12
C. 7 to 19
D. 8:11

Question

In one week, Kean ate a total of 8 ounces of grains at breakfast, 14 ounces of grains at lunch, and 16 ounces of grains at dinner. Which of the following shows a simplified ratio of his servings of grain at lunch to his total weekly servings of grain? 
A. 19/7
B. 7:12
C. 7 to 19
D. 8:11

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

There are 14 oz of grain eaten at lunch and a total of 8+14+16 = 38 oz of grain eaten weekly


So the ratio is  14:38  which reduces to 7:19 when you divide both components by the GCF 2