Question

At the grocery store, marilyn bought 4 apples and 7 oranges. select two ways she could write the ration of apples to oranges.

Answer 1

Given:

Number of apples purchased = 4

Number of oranges purchased = 7

To find:

The ratio of apples to oranges in two ways.

Solution:

Ratio of apples to oranges is:

$Ratio=\dfrac{Apples}{Oranges}$

After substituting the given values, we get

$Ratio=\dfrac{4}{7}$

$Ratio=4:7$

$Ratio=4\text{ to }7$

Therefore, the correct options are B and D.