Question

A container holds 21 spoons and 27 forks. What is the ratio of spoons to the total number of utensils in the container?

A.
7 to 9

B.
7 to 16

C.
9 to 7

D.
16 to 9

Answer 1

help

Answer 2

how

Answer 3

The ratio it slooking for how many utensils are spoons. It is \[\frac{ number of spoons }{ number of spoons and forks }\]
So, you would get 21/48, which simplifies to 7/16

Answer 4

21/48

Answer 5

Whoops, misread it. The fraction you need to simplify would be \[\frac{ 21 }{ 48 }\]

Answer 6

\(\color{blue}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @LastTrainHome22
The ratio it slooking for how many utensils are spoons. It is \[\frac{ number of spoons }{ number of spoons and forks }\]
So, you would get 21/48, which simplifies to 7/16
\(\color{blue}{\text{End of Quote}}\)
Let's add some spaces to avoid confusion: :)\[\frac{number~of~spoons}{number~of~spoons~and~forks}\]

Answer 7

ther is no 21 to 48

Answer 8

Simplify

Answer 9

That is because you need to simplify the fractions first.

Answer 10

Read @LastTrainHome22 full answer and you will see the answer. :)

Answer 11

ok

Answer 12

A fruit vendor has 28 pears and 16 oranges.

What is the ratio of oranges to pears in simplest form?

Answer 13

a to b = a/b

Answer 14

\[\frac{ 16 }{ 28 } \tt{~Simplify!}\]

Answer 15

i got o.57

Answer 16

An easy way to simplify fractions of to keep dividing the top and bottom by 2 until you can't any more. So here you get \[\frac{ 16 }{ 28 } = \frac{ 8 }{ 14 } = \frac{ 4 }{ 7 }\]

Answer 17

The answer should be a fraction.

Answer 18

ok

Answer 19

4 to 7 = 4/7

Answer 20

its not 7/4

Answer 21

Oranges to pears

Answer 22

yes

Answer 23

so its not 4/7

Answer 24

It is 4/7 or 4 oranges to 7 pears

Answer 25

i think it2/3

Answer 26

right

Answer 27

Check your work please :-)

Answer 28

you cheak yours and how you do it

Answer 29

A bake sale has 12 cookies, 9 pies, 8 cakes, 4 tarts, and 3 cobblers to sell.

What is the ratio of the total number of baked goods to cookies in simplest form?

Answer 30

(12 + 9 + 8 + 4 + 3)/12

Answer 31

36/12 = 3/1

Answer 32

Not 3 because it isn't a ratio

Answer 33

yea

Answer 34

Note that 3 is the simplest form of the fraction 3/1.

Answer 35

i got 60%

Answer 36

Keep trying, getting good at these takes a lot of practice.

Answer 37

ye ill take it again

Answer 38

can you help me again

Answer 39

I'll try :-)

Answer 40

ok thx

Answer 41

Thanks for trying to learn.

Answer 42

ok one sec

Answer 43

you ready

Answer 44

:-)

Answer 45

A jar contains 11 pennies and 8 dimes. What is the ratio of dimes to pennies?

A.
19 to 11

B.
11 to 19

C.
8 to 11

D.
11 to 8

Answer 46

c right

Answer 47

@tinylittlehelper

Answer 48

C is right :D

Answer 49

ok ill tag you