Question

During a given month, the ratio of sunny days to rainy days is 4 : 1.

a. Find and interpret the value of the ratio.

Answer 1

The ratio of "sunny to rainy" is 4:1. We read this out as "4 to 1".

For every 4 sunny days, there is 1 rainy day.

Rephrased: There are 4 times as many sunny days compared to rainy ones.

Here are a few examples

• 4 sunny, 1 rainy
• 8 sunny, 2 rainy
• 12 sunny, 3 rainy
• 16 sunny, 4 rainy