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?

19/7
7 :12
7 to 19
8: 11

Answer 1

In one week how many ounces does Kean eat?

Answer 2

8

Answer 3

no... in total.

Answer 4

ah, 38?

Answer 5

Good, now how much does Kean eat at lunch?

Answer 6

14

Answer 7

so the ratio is of ounces at lunch to total in a week is?

Answer 8

I got weird disgusting long decimal :(

Answer 9

don't put it into a calculator... just write it here.

Answer 10

\[{lunch \over total}={? \over ?}\]

Answer 11

14/38

Answer 12

correct... and now can you simplify that?

Answer 13

10

Answer 14

ummm, no.
\[{14 \over 38}={7 \over 19}\]If you look in your options, 7 to 19 is one of them. That should be your answer.

Answer 15

17/19

Answer 16

but do you guys get that ?

Answer 17

Why i cant get it still?

Answer 18

:(

Answer 19

there r 7 day in week 7*14/7*38=14/38=7/19

Answer 20

Thank you so much guys ! :) i got it now

Answer 21

the question says he ATE 8 ounces at breakfast, 14 at lunch and 16 at dinner during a week. you don't need to multiply by 7 because it states that IN A WEEK he ATE that much.
14 at lunch
38 in total.
therefore 14/38, then simplify to get 7/19

Answer 22

ok

Answer 23

But i m still getting wrong when i tried my own to check myself :(

Answer 24

I m totally stupid

Answer 25

What are you trying to do that is giving you wrong answer?

Answer 26

ok

Answer 27

give me min i will be right back

Answer 28

am i late ? :P

Answer 29

No :D

Answer 30

Ok what i m doing actually which giving me wrong answer?

Answer 31

I dont know :( what i m doing with it

Answer 32

i m totally sucks

Answer 33

Did you not understand what I said earlier?

Answer 34

Yeah, i think so

Answer 35

have to divide 14 with 38?

Answer 36

well 14/38 = 7/19

Answer 37

so why i m not getting it ?

Answer 38

ok Faman take a deeeeeep breath

Answer 39

and then think

Answer 40

ok, thank you so much for helping so much tolerating me :( i m sorry for troubling

Answer 41

the question is simple he's just asking the ratio of grain at lunch to total grains

Answer 42

got it now :) finally right answer

Answer 43

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Answer 44

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Answer 45

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Answer 46

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Answer 47

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Answer 49

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Answer 50

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Answer 51

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