Question

The ratio of X's to O's is 12 over 9. . Use the image below to determine another ratio for X's to O's: Image with 12 Xs and 9 circles. The 12 Xs are broken down so that there are 4 Xs 3 times and the circles are broken down so that there are 3 circles 3 times.

3 over 4.
9 over 12.
4 over 3.
9 over 4.

Answer 1

4 over 3

Explanation:

First off, they give you the answer by showing you the Xs being broken down into 3 groups of 4 (4) and the circles being broken down into 3 groups of 3 (3).

We can use elimination since the Xs are the larger and circles are smaller. So using this, 3 over 4 cant be and neither can 9 over 12.

9 over 4 cant work either because going up by 9s and 4s cant get to 12 over 9.