Question

A company states that the ratio of the number of people that prefer its brand of toothpaste to another brand is 4 to 2.
a. Is this a part-to-part ratio or a part-to-whole ratio?
b. Describe in words what the ratio means.
c. What is another way to write the ratio?
d. What is the simplified form?

Answer 1

am not positive but this is how I would answer.

It's a part to part because the 10 is not the whole sample tested

The ratio means that out of every 10 people tested 8 will prefer the company's toothpaste or 80% of the people tested will prefer that brand.

8/10 or 80% or 0.8

simplified would be 4/5

Answer 2

1. Is there any part? Or is it a whole company compared to another?
2. I'll bet it's in your book...
3. Simplified form would be finding a number they can both be divided by and doing that.

Answer 3

I don't have a text book..

Answer 4

did my answer help just wondering

Answer 5

@countrygirl20 it did lovely. :)

Answer 6

thanks
! anymore?

Answer 7

I would not bet on those answers.

Answer 8

my anwers?

Answer 9

thanks twilaswift!

Answer 10

a. In part to part ratios you are looking at two independent items. In this case the items are:
1. People who prefer the company's brand.
2. People who prefer other brands.
These are independent items. Therefore we have a part-to-part ratio.

Answer 11

hey any more questiopn happy to help!