Question

Mapleton School is having a Thanksgiving food drive to support their local food bank. The food bank is running low on soup, so they asked the students to make soup a large part of their donations. Bernard donated 30 cans, 15 of which were soup. Gwen donated 20 cans, 12 of which were soup. Did Gwen and Bernard donate the same ratio of soup cans to total cans?

Answer 1

Answer: No, Gwen's ratio is 3:5 soup to total, and Bernard's is 1:2 soup to total

Explanation:

Bernard donates 30 cans, 15 of which are soup.

15soup/30cans = 1soup/2cans = 1 soup to 2 total cans

Gwen donates 20 cans, 12 of which are soup.

12soup/20cans = 3soup/5cans = 3 soup to 5 total cans