A jar has sweets which are yellow or green.For every 12 green sweets there are 16 yellow ones.Write the number of yellow to green sweets as a Ratio in the simplest form
For every 12 green sweets, there are 16 yellow ones. This can be written as a ratio using the format "yellow:green".
The ratio of yellow to green sweets is 16:12.
To simplify the ratio, we can divide both numbers by their greatest common divisor, which is 4.
When we divide 16 by 4, we get 4. When we divide 12 by 4, we get 3.
So, the simplified ratio of yellow to green sweets is 4:3.