Question

a recycling bin contains 4 kg of glass and 500 g of plastic what is the ratio of glass to plastic in the bin?

Answer 1

Answer: 8:1

Explanation:

Since there are 1000 grams in 1 kilogram, we can start by converting the 4 kg of glass to kilograms.

4 x 1000 = 4000, so this means that we have 4000 grams of glass in the bin.

So right now, the ratio of the glass in the bin to the plastic in the bin is 4000:500.

We can simplify: Start by dividing 100 from both numbers. Now, your ratio will look like this: 40:5. We can simplify even further, so divide 5 from both sides to get the ratio 8:1.

I hope this helps!