Katie has 18 fish in her tank. Six of the fish are orange and the rest are yellow.

What is the ratio of yellow fish to orange fish?

A.
1 : 2

B.
2 : 3

C.
2 : 1

D.
3 : 2

Question

Katie has 18 fish in her tank. Six of the fish are orange and the rest are yellow.
 
What is the ratio of yellow fish to orange fish?
 
 A.
1 : 2
 
 B.
2 : 3
 
 C.
2 : 1
 
 D.
3 : 2

anonymous · Answer

do u think u can help me

anonymous · Answer

I think so let me just read over the problem

anonymous · Answer

okay, so you have 18 fish, and 6 of the fish are orange. 18-6=12, so there are 12 yellow fish. the ratio of yellow to orange would then be 12:6. however, that's not one of the answer choices. you can simplify a ratio the same way you simplify a fraction though. so the answer would then be 2:1

anonymous · Answer

$$\frac{18-6}{6}=2 $$