Question

The ratio of words missed to correct on Marcy’s test was 1:4 if she got 4 words wrong, how many were correct

Answer 1

16

Explanation:

The ratio is 1:4 means for 1 wrong word, she got 4 words correct. If she has 4 words wrong, multiply that with 4 and you got 16.

Answer 2

Marcy got 16 wrong.

Explanation:

You simply multiply 1 ( from the missed side of the ratio ) by 4 ( how many Marcy got wrong ) which equals 4. Then you do the same to the other side. 4 ( from the "correct" side of the ratio ) by 4 ( how many Marcy got wrong ). 4 x 4 is 16. So, Marcy got 16 wrong.