Ed, bob, and sue want to share 24 crackers. They each get 8. Bo comes along and they want to share with him too. Now they each get 6.
A. what is the ratio of people? I think 3:4
B. What is the ratio of crackers? I think 8:6 or 4:3simplified.
C. Explain how these two ratios are related. Idk?
To answer these questions, let's break it down step by step:
A. What is the ratio of people?
Initially, there are three people (Ed, Bob, and Sue). Then, Bo comes along and they want to share with him too, resulting in four people sharing the crackers. Consequently, you are correct, the ratio of people is 3:4.
B. What is the ratio of crackers?
Initially, the three people shared 24 crackers, with each person getting 8 crackers. When Bo arrives, they then decide to share the same 24 crackers with him as well, but this time each person gets 6 crackers. Therefore, the ratio of crackers is 8:6 or 4:3 when simplified.
C. How are these two ratios related?
The two ratios are related because the number of people and the number of crackers are inversely proportional.
When there were initially three people sharing the crackers, each person received 8 crackers. However, when the number of people increased to four, each person received fewer crackers, specifically 6 crackers. So, as the number of people sharing the crackers increased, the number of crackers each person received decreased. This is why the two ratios are inversely related to each other.
To summarize, when the number of people increased, the number of crackers each person received decreased, resulting in an inverse relationship between the two ratios.