Question

Question 2

A box contains 22 coloured pencils.
6 pencils are pink, 9 pencils are blue and 7 pencils are yellow.
Write down the ratio pink pencils : not pink pencils.
Give your answer in its simplest form.

Answer 1

6:16
when simplified it becomes 3:8

Answer 2

3/8 or 3:8

Explanation:

pink : not pink

6 : 16

Think of it as a fraction. Simplify it in the same way.

6/16 simplifies to 3/8

So the pink:notpink ratio is 3/8 or 3:8