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

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

mathmale · Answer

What's the total # of utensils in the container?

thadds2003 · Answer

i think b or d.

anonymous · Answer

A

anonymous · Answer

divide the number by 3 what do you get?

thadds2003 · Answer

oh, i get it know, thx liam.

anonymous · Answer

dividing the numerator and denominator by 3 will get you the correct answer

anonymous · Answer

medal?

mathmale · Answer

Liam:  We've talked before, very recently.  Please demonstrate, through high quality interaction with others on OpenStudy, as well as through demonstrating that you know, understand and follow OpenStudy rules, that you'd be a good candidate for Qualified Helper.  That would mean, in this immediate case, NOT giving away answers and NOT asking for a medal.

mathmale · Answer

I posted this earliler, but no one has responded yet:

What's the total # of utensils in the container?

thadds2003 · Answer

21 + 27 = 48.

mathmale · Answer

Good.  You are asked to find the ratio of the # of spoons to the total number of eating utensils.  How many spoons are there?

thadds2003 · Answer

21

mathmale · Answer

What is the ratio of the number of spoons to the total number of utensils?

thadds2003 · Answer

so itll be somthing like 21 to 48? but simplified?

mathmale · Answer

both 21 and 48 are divisible by what number?

thadds2003 · Answer

2.28?