Question

The 7th-grade class took a survey on their favorite ice cream. 58 people said they prefer vanilla, while 28 people said they prefer chocolate. Write a ratio comparing chocolate to vanilla. (Write it in a :b form)

Answer 1

`a : b = 14 : 29`

Explanation:

Given:

`Vanilla = 58`

`Chocolate = 28`

Required

Represent as ratio

Let chocolate be represented with a and vanilla be represented with b

So, we have:

`a : b`

`a : b = 28 : 58`

Divide ratio by 2

`a : b = 14 : 29`

Hence, the required ratio is
`14:29`