Question

This stacked bar chart shows information about the numbers of chillies

and quiches sold by a restaurant per day for five days.
What is the ratio of chillies to quiches sold by the restaurant on
Wednesday?
Give your answer in its simplest form.
Number of meals sold per day
Frequency
24
20-
16-
12-
8-
4-
0
Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri
Day
Key
Quiche
Chilli

Answer 1

3 : 2

Explanation:

the number of chillies sold on Wednesday was 12

the number of quiches sold was 20 - 12 = 8

ratio of chillies : quiches = 12 : 8 ( divide both parts by 4 )

ratio of chillies : quiches = 3 : 2 ( in simplest form )