Question

A farmer has 30 boxes of eggs.

There are 6 eggs in each box.
Write, as a ratio, the number of eggs in three boxes to the total number of eggs.
Give your answer in its simplest form.

Answer 1

1:10

Explanation:

1:6

number of eggs in a box

number of eggs in three boxes

3 : 18

number of eggs in 30 boxes

30: 180

in simplest form all the ratios will be written as

1:6

as per question ratio of number of eggs in three boxes to the total number of eggs will be,

18 : 180

1 : 10

Answer 2

Answer: 18:30

Step-by-step explanation: So, if there are 6 eggs in each box you multiply that by 3 and that is 18 eggs in three boxes. Then, you put it to the total number of eggs as a ratio.