Question

Jake sold 36 tickets at the school fair, and Jeanne sold 15 tickets. What is the ratio in simpilest form, of the number of tickets Jeanne sold to the number of tickets Jake sold.

Answer 1

Explanation:

15:36

simplifies to

5:12

Jeanne: Jake

Answer 2

12:5

Explanation:

We want to find the ratio of Jeanne's tickets to Jake's tickets

Jeanne's tickets: Jake's tickets

15:36

We can simplify this ratio by dividing each side by 3

15/3:36/3

5:12