Write a ratio in simplest form for the situation. .Mrs. Chrisman bakes 10 pies for Thanksgiving. Mrs. Lewis bakes 6 pies. What is the ratio of pies Mrs.Lewis baked to Mrs. Chrisman?
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6 / 10 = 3 / 5
It can be written as:
6/10 (or 3/5), 6:10 (or 3:5), and 6 to 10 (or 3 to 5).
Remember, Mrs. Lewis baked SIX pies, and it asks you to put Lewis first. Mrs. Chrisman baked ten pies. Thus, you put it as 6:10, not 10:6.
Note: The answers in the parentheses are the ones you should use. This is because the directions are to put it in the simplest form.
To find the ratio of pies that Mrs. Lewis baked to Mrs. Chrisman, we need to divide the number of pies Mrs. Lewis baked by the number of pies Mrs. Chrisman baked.
The number of pies Mrs. Lewis baked is 6, and the number of pies Mrs. Chrisman baked is 10. So, the ratio of pies Mrs. Lewis baked to Mrs. Chrisman can be written as 6:10.
To simplify this ratio, we need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the two numbers and divide both numbers by it. The GCD of 6 and 10 is 2.
Dividing both numbers by 2, we get:
6 ÷ 2 = 3
10 ÷ 2 = 5
Therefore, the simplified ratio of pies Mrs. Lewis baked to Mrs. Chrisman is 3:5.