Question

In a restaurant, Chad tracked the number of children and adults that came in over an hour. During that time, 16 children and 40 adults came in the restaurant. What is the ratio of adults to children that came into the restaurant?
A.
2:7
B.
5:3
C.
5:7
D.
5:2

Answer 1

40 : 16

Answer 2

divide 40 and 16 by a common factor

Answer 3

UMM i suck at math i literally am stupid lol i have no idea how to do that

Answer 4

and theres like 4 other questions lol

Answer 5

you need a number which will divide exactly into 40 and 16 to get a smaller ratio.
for example we could divide each by 4
this will give

40/4 and 16 / 4

= 10:4


But there is another higher number which will give one of the above options

what do you think it is ?

Answer 6

what number greater than 4 will divide into 40 and 16?

Answer 7

theres alot of numbers greater than 4 but 6 maybe i dk im just guessing

Answer 8

8 is the one!

40 / 8 = ?
16 / 8 = ?

Answer 9

LOl - i misread your post I've told you the answer now.

Answer 10

lol its ok thanks

Answer 11

6 wont divide into 40 nor 16 but 8 will.

Answer 12

ok

Answer 13

so what is the correct ratio?

Answer 14

do the 2 divisions

Answer 15

D ?

Answer 16

yes

Answer 17

40/8 = 5
16/8 = 2

so its 5:2

Answer 18

40:16 = 5:2

Answer 19

ok could you help me with the other 4

Answer 20

I cant sorry
gotta go right now

Answer 21

In a probability experiment, Craig rolled a six-sided die 56 times. The die landed on a number greater than three 35 times. What is the ratio of rolls greater than three to rolls less than or equal to three?
A. 3/5


B. 8/5


C. 5/8


D. 5/3