Question

A box contains 18 violet tops, 15 red tops, and 9 white tops. Identify the ratio of white tops to violet tops in all three forms.

Answer 1

9:15:18 would be the correct answer for your question

Answer 2

top option:

"9/15, 9 to 15, 9:15

or

1/2, 1 to 2, 1:2"

Explanation:

First, create a ratio of white tops to violet tops using the given information:

9 white tops : 18 violet tops

We can simplify this by dividing both sides by 9 to get:

1 white top : 2 violet tops or 1 : 2

So, the answer is the topmost option or

"9/15, 9 to 15, 9:15

or

1/2, 1 to 2, 1:2".

(Note that what this problem calls "forms" just have rewritten operators--for example, the colon can be replaced with a division symbol.)