Every female chicken lays 4 eggs. What is the constant of proportionality for the ratio of eggs to female chickens?

4
3
one-third
one-fourth

Question

Every female chicken lays 4 eggs. What is the constant of proportionality for the ratio of eggs to female chickens?

4
 3
  one-third 
  one-fourth

Sailor · Answer

Ok if one chicken lays 4 eggs, it would be one fourth.

Sailor · Answer

Because 1 chicken lays 4 eggs

forgetmylife · Answer

@sailor wrote:

Ok if one chicken lays 4 eggs, it would be one fourth.

She’s correct.

Jazzy1234567 · Answer

thx

Vocaloid · Answer

politely disagree with the previous response.

the order is important. the ratio of (a) to (b) implies a:b or a/b

because it says the ratio of eggs to chickens, we want 4 eggs:1 chicken, or 4/1 = 4

Sailor · Answer

@vocaloid wrote:

politely disagree with the previous response. the order is important. the ratio of (a) to (b) implies a:b or a/b because it says the ratio of eggs to chickens, we want 4 eggs:1 chicken, or 4/1 = 4

Ohh ok