Question

If a bag contains 16 red, 4 yellow, 20 blue, and 8 white balloons, what is the part-to-whole ratio of red balloons to all balloons?

Answer 1

In total there are 48 balloons. 16 of them being red.
16/40 can be reduced to 1/3
1 out of 3 chance would be your change in getting a red balloon.

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Answer 2

Total balloons = 48
Red balloons = 16
The odds are 16/48
There is a 1 in 3 chance of you picking a red balloon
I hope this helped!
- Z