Question

If a bag contains 16 red, 6 yellow, 24 blue, and 8 white balloons, what is the part-to-whole ratio of yellow balloons to all balloons?

Answer 1

6/54 = 3/27 = 1/9
1:9 ratio

Answer 2

The part-to-whole ratio of yellow balloons to all balloons is 1:9.

Explanation:

It is given that a bag contains 16 red, 6 yellow, 24 blue, and 8 white balloons.

Total number of balloons is

`16+6+24+8=54`

Total number of balloons in the bag is 54.

The number of yellow balls in the bag is 6.

The part-to-whole ratio of yellow balloons to all balloons is

`Ratio=\frac{\text{Yellow Balls}}{\text{Total Balls}}`

`Ratio=(6)/(54)`

`Ratio=(1)/(9)`

Therefore the part-to-whole ratio of yellow balloons to all balloons is 1:9.