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A restaurant worker used 5 loaves of wheat bread and 2 loaves of rye bread to make sandwiches for an event. Write a ratio that compares the number of loaves of wheat bread.

Describe what the ratio 7:2 means in terms of the loaves of bread used for the event

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Answer:

5:2

Explanation:

there are 5 wheat bread and 2 rye bread loaves so 7:2 means you added 2 more loaves of wheat bread.

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Answer:

5:2 or 5 to 2 as a fraction 5/2

Explanation:

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