Question

n The airplane passengers consist of 14 children and 70 adults. What is the ratio of children to adults, in simplest form? A. 1 to 5 C. 56 to 1 B. 1 to 6 D. 5 to 6​

Answer 1

Answer: 1 to 5 (choice A)

===================================================

Work Shown:

14 children : 70 adults

14:70

14/14 : 70/14

1 : 5

The ratio of children to adults is 1 to 5

This means that for every child, there are 5 adults. In other words, there are 5 times as many adults.