Question

hi! when finding a ratio, like teeth to no teeth, (pretend theres 9 faces with teeth and 10 with none), do you put the bigger number in front or follow the question and put the 9 faces with teeth first?​

Answer 1

It matters what word came first

Answer 2

it matters what word came first

Explanation:

The order of the items in a ratio is very important, and must be respected; whichever word came first in the ratio (when expressed in words), its number must come first in the ratio.

4:3. The order of numbers in a ratio is important. ...

numerator / denominator. A fraction is another way of expressing one number divided by another. ...

24 / 56 = 0.42857.