Question

Sam has a collection of stamps. For every 18 dinosaur stamps, he has 12 airplane stamps. Sam wrote a ratio for dinosaur stamps to airplane stamps as 12 to 18. Did he write his ratio correctly? Justify your answer. I NEED AN ANSWER

Answer 1

Answer:

Given the ratio for dinosaur stamps to airplane stamp, the correct ratio is 18 : 12

Step-by-step explanation:

Dinosaur stamps = 18

Airplane stamps = 12

John wrote:

ratio of dinosaur stamps to airplane stamps = 12 to 18

Correct ratio:

ratio of dinosaur stamps to airplane stamps = 18 : 12

= 18/12