Question

Mr. Parker has 40 roses and 20 tulips blooming in his garden. Which choice below represents the ratio of tulips to total flowers blooming in Mr. Parkers garden? (Make a table and remember order matters!) * 1:2 1:3 1:4

Answer 1

number of roses: 40

number of tulips: 20

number of flowers: 40 + 20 = 60

Then, the ratio of tulips to total flowers is 20:60

This ratio can be simplified dividing each term by 20, as follows

20:60 = 20/20 : 60:20 = 1 : 3