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At a pet store, Davina counted 12 parrots out of 20 birds. Which is an equivalent ratio of parrots to birds at the pet store?

2:3
3 to 2
Three-fifths
3 to 5

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12:20 is the unsimplified ratio, but can be simplified to 3:5 or 3 to 5. :) hope this helped
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Answer: The answer is Three-fifths

Explanation:

12 out of 20 is twelve twentieths. divide each side by 4, and you get three-fifths.

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