Question

Write an equation that represents the proportional relationship 4:16?

Answer 1

Sammy gets 4 dollars for every 16 dollars his older brother gets. What is the equation for 4:16?

Answer:  4/16 divided by the largest possible number which is 4. That would equal to 1/4.
  
                      4/16 = 1/4   or   4:16 = 1:4