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OpenStudy (starwarsgirl):

A bake sale has 12 cookies, 9 pies, 8 cakes, 4 tarts, and 3 cobblers to sell. What is the ratio of the total number of baked goods to cobblers in simplest form?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

what did you get for this one?

OpenStudy (starwarsgirl):

all of them together is 36

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

yep

OpenStudy (starwarsgirl):

i did 36/3

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

which is 12 so the ratio of 36:3 turns into 12:1 there are 12 total items per 1 cobbler

OpenStudy (starwarsgirl):

oh okay thanks

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

no problem

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