Question

1A)The table shows the number of different kinds of movies in Jacob's collection. Type of Movie Number Action 16 Comedy 12 Drama 8 Science Fiction 20 Find the ratio of comedy movies to science fiction movies in Jacob's collection. Express your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

Answer 1

To find the ratio of comedy movies to science fiction movies in Jacob's collection, you can simply divide the number of comedy movies by the number of science fiction movies:

Ratio = Number of Comedy Movies / Number of Science Fiction Movies

Ratio = 12 (Comedy) / 20 (Science Fiction)

Now, simplify this ratio to its simplest form by finding the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 12 and 20, and then divide both numbers by the GCD:

GCD of 12 and 20 is 4.

So, divide both numbers by 4:

(12 / 4) / (20 / 4) = 3/5

So, the ratio of comedy movies to science fiction movies in Jacob's collection is 3/5.