Question

Robin is making bows to sell at her mothers yard sale. She will use 3/4 foot of red ribbon and 2/3 foot of blue ribbon. What is the ration of the leans of the red and blue ribbon? What is the ration of the length of red to blue ribbon written as a unit rate? What is the ratio of the length of blue to red ribbon?

Answer 1

To determine the ratio of the lengths of the red and blue ribbon, we just have to divide the lengths of the corresponding colored ribbon. 
                                red / blue = 3/4 / 2/3 = 9/8
(2) The ratio of the lengths expressed as a unit rate is 9/8:1
(3) The ratio of the lengths of the blue to red ribbon is the reciprocal of the calculated value above giving us the answer of 8/9.