Question

Which ratio forms a proportion with the following ratio? Six apples for every five oranges. A) Twenty-four apples for ever fifteen oranges. B) Thirty-five apples for ever forty-two oranges. C) Forty-two apples for ever thirty-five oranges. D) Thirty-six apples for ever twenty-five oranges.

Answer 1

the answer is c because you want a 6:5 ratio. and 42:35 is a 6:5 ratio divide both sides by 7 and the answer would be 6 and 5