i spend $4.80 on groceries and $1.20 on vegetables.what is the ratio of cost of (A)groceries to veg
(B)veg to groceries
the book i have give the answer as (a)4:1
(b)1:4
(A) 4.80/1.20
(B) 1.20/4.80
ok thnk u
well, as usual, you should reduce fractions to their lowest terms.
Just divide top and bottom by 1.20
I had thought you would take the next step on your own ...
B$1.20:$4.80
A $4.40:$1:20
4/1
1/4
To find the ratio of the cost of groceries to vegetables, we need to divide the cost of groceries by the cost of vegetables.
(A) The ratio of the cost of groceries to vegetables:
Cost of groceries: $4.80
Cost of vegetables: $1.20
The ratio of the cost of groceries to vegetables can be found by dividing the cost of groceries by the cost of vegetables:
Ratio = Cost of groceries / Cost of vegetables
Ratio = $4.80 / $1.20
Ratio = 4
Therefore, the ratio of the cost of groceries to vegetables is 4:1.
(B) The ratio of the cost of vegetables to groceries:
To find the ratio of the cost of vegetables to groceries, we can simply take the inverse of the ratio we calculated above.
Ratio of vegetables to groceries = 1:4
Therefore, the ratio of the cost of vegetables to groceries is 1:4.