Question

A bird park has black and white birds in the ratio of 8 to 2
Which is another ratio that can describe the black to white birds?

4 to 1
1 to 4
1 to 7
7 to 1

Answer 1

8 to 2 can be thought of as 8/2.

What common factors do 8 and 2 have?

You can divide out that factor and get the new ratio.

Answer 2

a ratio is simply a fraction

8 to 2 means the SAME as 8/2

so find another fraction that is the same as 8/2

Answer 3

4;1

Answer 4

yay

Answer 5

good - well done

Answer 6

tyy B)