Question

There are 31 gold coins and 5

silver coins in Becky's coin
collection. What is the ratio of the
number of gold coins to the
number of silver coin

Answer 1

Well 31 gold coins

5 silver

basically

31:5

Answer 2

31:5

Explanation:

A ratio is "the quantitative relation between two amounts," according to the Oxford Dictionary. We usually put a colon (:) between the two amounts in a ratio. In the scenario given, we have 31 gold coins for every 5 silver coins. We can represent this with the ratio 31:5.

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