Question

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

Answer 1

First, what is your guess? :3

Answer 2

umm 7 to 9

Answer 3

Not quite, first off, what do you know about ratios?

Answer 4

not very much

Answer 5

Well, to help, ratios are a statement of how two numbers compare. Now, what does the question ask of the things we comparing exactly?

Answer 6

Instead of giving you the straight answer, I would love to guide you towards success by helping you understand this question more :3

Answer 7

ok

Answer 8

So, what does the question ask us to compare?

Answer 9

spoons or 21 to 27

Answer 10

spoons and forks

Answer 11

Now, we know we need to compare the number of spoons to the amount of the total utensils. When we see the word "total", what does it mean we have to do?

Answer 12

add them

Answer 13

so it would be 7 to 16?

Answer 14

Alright so what are we adding?

Answer 15

21 and 27

Answer 16

21 / 3
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48 / 3

Answer 17

Woops!

Answer 18

And when we add 21 and 27, what do we get?

Answer 19

48

Answer 20

Alright, so since we are comparing the number of spoons to the total number of utensils in the box, what is our answer?

Answer 21

7 to 16?

Answer 22

Not quite, where are you getting the numbers 7 and 16?

Answer 23

just a guess

Answer 24

21: total (21+27=total)

Answer 25

the 4 answers that I have are a 7 to 9 7 to 16 9 to 7 and 16 to 9

Answer 26

Since we are doing the ratio of the number of spoons to the total number of utensils and we know we have 21 spoons and the total number of utensils is 48, what would be our answer?

Answer 27

Hint: An ";" is in between the ratio.

Answer 28

colon : not semicolon ; :D

Answer 29

Woops, my apologies!

Answer 30

7:9 ?

Answer 31

No, we are not doing anything to the two numbers.

Answer 32

Oh my! I am deeply sorry, you are correct.

Answer 33

:D

Answer 34

oh thanks

Answer 35

You were putting it to the lowest ratio, I am so sorry! I am a bit rusty, I haven't been on this site in months.

Answer 36

that's ok

Answer 37

So yes, the answer is 7: 9, great job!

Answer 38

Yes because 21:48 reduced is 7:9!

Answer 39

should I start another open question or can I stay on this one because I have 3 more

Answer 40

Indeed! I haven't worked with ratios in centuries :3

Answer 41

Start another question for each individual question this way we have a fresh start :3

Answer 42

ok