Question

There are 5 red balls, 1 white ball, and 10 green balls in a box. What is the ratio of white balls to green balls?

Answer 1

Since the number of white balls is 1 and the number of green balls is 10, then, the ratio of white balls to green balls is: 1 to 10. This ratio can be expressed mathematically as:

`1:10\qquad,\qquad(1)/(10)`