Question

For every 20 emails that Greg sent in a month, he received 50 emails. What is the ratio in simplest form of the number of emails sent to the number of emails received by Greg that month?

A. 5:2
B. 3:5
C. 2:5
D. 5:3

Answer 1

C. 2:5

Explanation:

You can divide both side of the ratio 20:50 by 5 which leaves you with 4:10. You can simplify it again by dividing it by 2 and get 2:5