Question

The ratio of pens to pencils in the box is 84 to 112. Which statement describes this relationship?

Answer 1

Answer is 3:4 because the guy was right its just that he had to simplify more to get 3:4

Explanation:

Answer 2

For every 84 pens there are 112 pencils in the box.

Explanation:

We are given the following information in the question.

We are given a ratio of pens to pencil is 84 to 112.

Ratio is a relationship between two numbers that helps us to know how first number is related to the second number.

This can be written as: 84 : 112

This can be read as: For every 84 pens there are 112 pencils in the box.

Simplifying the fraction we have:

`\displaystyle(84)/(112) = (21)/(28)`

This ration can be written as 21 : 28 which means for every 21 pens in a box there are 28 pencils in the box.