Question

If a copier contains 80% letter-size paper and 20% legal-size paper, what is the ratio of letter-size paper to legal-size paper

Answer 1

Finding proportions like this is extremely easy as all you have to do is make it a fraction and reduce.
80/20=4/1

With this in mind, we know that the ratio of letter-size paper to legal-size paper is 4:1.

Answer 2

The ratio is 4 : 1

Explanation:

If a copier contains letter size paper = 80%

Legal size paper = 20%

thus the ratio will be 80 : 20 = 4 : 1

The latter is being obtained from the former by dividing both the quantities by 20. Therefore, we can write 80 : 20 or 4 : 1 equally.

The ratio of letter size paper to Legal size paper is 4 : 1