Question

> There are 14 books on a shelf. 6 of these books are new. The rest of them are used (a) What is the ratio of new books to used books? (b) What is the ratio of used books to all books on the shelf ​

Answer 1

a) 6:8

Because you have 14 books total if you substract 14 - 6= 8, so now you have

14 Books total

6 New Books

8 Used Books.

So, the ratio of new books to used books is 6:8 or if you simplified is 3:4.

b) 8:14

Because you have 8 used books compare to 14 books total. If you simplified your fraction you'll have 4:7

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