Question

A fruit basket has 16 apples and 6 bananas in it. What is the ratio of bananas to apples in the fruit basket?

Question 1 options:

3:8


1:16


16:1


8:3

Answer 1

16 apples

6 bananas

6 : 16 = bananas to apples

Can be simplified to:

3 : 8

So, the first answer is correct.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

3:8

Explanation:

When you have 16 apples and 6 bananas. The Ratio is originally 6:16, but when you simplify it by dividing it by 2. You get 3:8