Question

Britney bought 4 apples, 5 bananas, and 8 oranges at the grocery store.

Which is the ratio of apples to oranges written as a decimal?
A.
1.6
B.
0.4
C.
0.8
D.
0.5

Answer 1

Explanation:

The question asks for apples to oranges.

So put the number of apples as a numerator and the number of oranges as a denominator. Simply put 4 on top and 8 on the bottom:

4/8 then divide: 4 divided by 8 = .5

There is the ratio as a decimal.

0.5

Option D