The Parent group of the local head start promoted recycling in their neighborhood one saturday in march by distributing sets of blue and green recycling bins to grocery shoppers at central market place. Out of the 248 shoppers who stopped by head start's recycling information table, 168 took home a set of bins. We are pleased said rosa torres, "that's a pretty good percentage."
What is the ratio of the shoppers who took bins to the total number of shoppers who stopped at the informations table? It is approximately
A. 1 out of 3
B. 2 out of 3
C. 3 out of 4
D. 5 out of 8
E. None of the above
168:248
82:124
41:62 which is almost 2:3
82
To find the ratio of shoppers who took bins to the total number of shoppers who stopped at the information table, you divide the number of shoppers who took bins by the total number of shoppers who stopped at the information table.
In this case, there were 168 shoppers who took bins out of the 248 shoppers who stopped at the information table. So, the ratio is 168:248.
To simplify the ratio, you can find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 168 and 248, which is 8.
Divide both numbers in the ratio by the GCD:
168 ÷ 8 = 21
248 ÷ 8 = 31
So, the simplified ratio is 21:31.
Based on the options given, the closest approximation to the ratio is "2 out of 3", which corresponds to option B.