Question

There are 8 roses in a vase of 11 flowers. The rest are daisies.(a) What is the ratio of roses to daisies?0(b) What is the ratio of daisies to all flowers in the vase?0$ P

Answer 1

Let

x -----> number of roses

y-----> number of daisies

we have that

x=8

y=11-8=3

so

Part A

What is the ratio of roses to daisies?

ratio=x/y --------> ratio=8/3 or 8:3

Part B

What is the ratio of daisies to all flowers in the vase?

ratio=y/(x+y) -------> ratio=3/11 or 3:11