Question

During a hoagie sale fundraiser, a ski club sold 42 Italian hoagies and 53 roast beef hoagies. What is the ratio of Italian hoagies sold to the total number of hoagies sold?

Answer 1

the total Italian hoagies sold were 42

the total hoagies sold is 95 ( you add the amount of Italian and beef hoagies together )

Therefore the ratio would turn out as: 42 to 95

Answer 2

The total number of hoagies sold can be figured out by working out the sum of the Italian hoagies and the roast beef hoagies.

The sum is 42 + 53 = 95 total hoagies.

Now you just create a ratio of Italian hoagies to the total number of hoagies, which is:

42:95 (Italian:Total)