Question

At the grocery store, marilyn bought 4 apples and 7 oranges. select two ways she could write the ration of apples to oranges.

A. 7:4
B. 4 to 7
C. 4:11
D. 4:7
E. 7 to 4

(they are optional)
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Answer 1

Given:

Number of apples purchased = 4

Number of oranges purchased = 7

To find:

The ratio of apples to oranges in two ways.

Solution:

Ratio of apples to oranges is:

`Ratio=(Apples)/(Oranges)`

After substituting the given values, we get

`Ratio=(4)/(7)`

`Ratio=4:7`

`Ratio=4\text{ to }7`

Therefore, the correct options are B and D.