Question

Lenore’s dog gave birth to a litter of 9 puppies. Two of the puppies are male. Write ratios for the following: Number of female puppies to the total number of puppies

Answer 1

Explanation:

Alright, so Lenore's dog gave birth to 9 puppies. You know the total from just this alone. Now, two are male. The ratio is 7:9, 2 of the puppies are male and all together are 9 (meaning, there are 2 male puppies and 7 are female). Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Answer:7:9

Explanation:

Subtract 9-2 to get the # of female puppies, them write the ratio of female puppies to total puppies