Question

In a biscuit tin, there are 10 chocolate and 4 shortbread biscuits. What proportion are, a) Chocolate ?

Answer 1

Proportion of chocolate in biscuit tin = 5:7

Explanation:

Given:

Number of chocolate in biscuit tin = 10

Number of shortbread biscuits in biscuit tin = 4

Find:

Proportion of chocolate in biscuit tin

Computation:

Proportion of chocolate in biscuit tin = Number of chocolate in biscuit tin / Total product in biscuit tin

Proportion of chocolate in biscuit tin = 10 / [10 + 4]

Proportion of chocolate in biscuit tin = 10 / 14

Proportion of chocolate in biscuit tin = 5:7