Question

54 students want pancakes and 4 students want waffles. What is the ratio of the number of students who want waffles to the number of students who want pancakes?

Answer 1

2:27

Explanation:

the original ratio is '4 to 54' but both numbers divide by 2 so the answer is '2 to 27' also known as 2:27

Answer 2

4:54

Explanation:

The total number of students that want waffles are 4.

The total number of students who wants pancakes are 54.

Since it's 'waffles to pancakes', we put 4 before the 54.

Thus, we get 4:54.

(If you would like to simplify your ratio, you can put 2:27)