Question

A test asked students to find the ratio of circles to triangles.Greg got 5:2 as his answer and Paige got 2:5.Do there answers mean the same thing?

Answer 1

no

Explanation:

for example let's say that there was 5 circles and 2 triangles and they wanted the ratio of circles to triangles, it would be 5:2. the order they ask it is the order they want. so the first thing they say is the first number and the second item they say is the second number.

Answer 2

No.

Explanation:

This is because 5:2 could mean there are 5 circles to 2 triangles and 2:5 could mean 2 circles to 5 triangles.

5 circles is not the same as 2 circles as 2 triangles is not the same as 5 triangles.