Question

Annika's flight to ottowa took 45min. The bus ride to the airport took 3 hours. Write a ratio to compare the time on the bus to the time on the plane.

Answer 1

To compare the time on the bus to the time on the plane for Annika's trip, we write a ratio of 180 minutes (bus) to 45 minutes (plane), which simplifies to a 4:1 ratio.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is asked to compare the time Annika spent on the bus to the time she spent on the plane in the form of a ratio. Since the bus ride took 3 hours (which is equivalent to 180 minutes) and the flight took 45 minutes, we set up the ratio as the time on the bus to the time on the plane: 180 minutes:45 minutes.

To simplify the ratio, we divide both terms by the common divisor, which is 45 in this case. Dividing both 180 and 45 by 45 gives us a simplified ratio of 4:1. This means that Annika spent 4 times as much time on the bus as she did on the plane.