Question

Select the correct answer.

James has 6 stamps in his stamp collection. Roy has 12 stamps in his stamp collection. James adds 2 stamps to his stamp collection. After James adds these stamps, what is the ratio of the number of stamps in James's collection to the number of stamps in Roy’s collection?

A.
1 : 2
B.
2 : 1
C.
3 : 2
D.
2 : 3

Answer 1

D

Explanation:

James will have 8 stamps so ratio is 8:12

Dividing both sides by 4 simplifies this ratio down to 2:3