Question

4/5 of the animals in a pet shop are hamsters. What is the ratio

of hamsters to other animals in the pet shop in its simplest
form?

Answer 1

Answer:the ratio of hamsters to other animals in the pet shop = 4: 1

Explanation:

Step 1

Let Total number of animals in the shop = 1 ( since we are dealing with fraction)

Number of hamsters= 4/5

Number of other animals = Total Number of animals in the pet shop - Number of hamsters

= 1-4/5

=5/5-4/5 =1/5

Step 2---Ratio of hamsters to other animals

Hamster : Other Animals

4/5 :1/5

4/5 / 1/5 : 1/5 / 1/5

4/5 x 5/1 : 1/5 x 5/1

=4:1

or

4/5: 1/5

0.8 : 0.2

0.8/0.2 : 0.2/0.2

4 : 1