Question

(6th grade math)Write these as a ratio,use (:) or (to)

10 points for each question


Students:28 Teachers:5

Principals:1 Counselors:2

Lunch ladies:4 Bus drivers:20


1:Students to Counselors

2:Lunch Ladies to Principals

3:Teachers to Bus drivers

Answer 1

1. 14:1

2. 4:1

3. 1:4

Explanation:

Order is super important for ratios. So like the first question says

1. Students to counselors

that means to put the number first for students and second for counselors, like this:

28:2 they said you could use the word "to" also, so you could write

28 to 2

also. Buuut, usually its important to simplify or reduce. So like they said you can use a colon, ":" or the word "to", when you math with ratios you write them like a fraction:

28:2 or 28 to 2

is the same as

28/2

which boils down to 14/1

Ithink this is the best answer for question 1.

1. 14:1

Likewise for the other two problems.

Fill in the the number and then simplify.

2. LunchLadies:Principals

= 4:1

(already simplified)

3. Teachers:BusDrivers

5:20

Is better as 1:4