Question

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Josh and Lucy share some money.
Josh receives 4/5 of the money.
In what ratio did they share the money? *
(1 Point)
4:9
4:1
1:4
4:5

Answer 1

4:1

Explanation:

When converting between ratios and fractions, the denominator of the fraction is always the sum of all the numbers in a ratio. So you can eliminate the first (4:9) and last (4:5) answers because 4+9 and 4+5 do not add up to 5.

That leaves you with the middle two answers. Honestly, it could also be 1:4 but since the question talks about Josh receiving the money, the ratio would be 4 parts for him and 1 for Lucy, so 4:1 is probably the correct option