Question

The label on a gallon of ice cream shows the total fat contents as 9 grams (g) of which 6 grams are saturated fat. What is the ratio of saturated fat to total fat in lowest terms?

Answer 1

The ratio is (saturated fat) : (total fat) ----- 6 grams : 9 grams ----- Divide both sides by 3 ----- 6/3 grams : 9/3 grams ----- 2 grams : 3 grams ----- 2:3 is the ratio ----- You can also represent it in fraction form : 2/3