Question

For each situation write the ratio 3 ways 3 apples for every 8 oranges

Answer 1

QUESTION

Write 3 apples for every 8 oranges as a ratio in 3 different ways

There are 3 ways to write a ratio:

• Fraction
• "to"
• :

First let's write it as a fraction.

To write it as a fraction, you make the first thing as the numerator(top number) and the second thing as the denominator(bottom number).

3 apples for every 8 oranges

The first thing is 3 apples. That means the numerator will be 3. The second thing is 8 oranges. That means the denominator will be 8. Here is your fraction:

$\frac{3}{8}$

Now let's write it using the word "to".

To write it using "to", you write the first thing, then "to", then the second thing. In this question, the first thing is 3 apples. The second thing is 8 oranges. Your phrase will be:

3 apples to 8 oranges

At last, let's write it using a colon.

To write it using a colon, you do the same thing you did when writing it with "to", but you change the "to" with a colon.

3 : 8

Here are your 3 answers:

• $\frac{3}{8}$
• 3 apples to 8 oranges
• 3 : 8

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