Question

A test asked students to find the ratio of circles to triangles.Greg got 5:2 as his answer and Paige got 2:5.Do there answers mean the same thing?

Answer 1

Answer:

No.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is because 5:2 could mean there are 5 circles to 2 triangles and 2:5 could mean 2 circles to 5 triangles.

5 circles is not the same as 2 circles as 2 triangles is not the same as 5 triangles.

Answer 2

Answer:

no

Step-by-step explanation:

for example let's say that there was 5 circles and 2 triangles and they wanted the ratio of circles to triangles, it would be 5:2. the order they ask it is the order they want. so the first thing they say is the first number and the second item they say is the second number.