A town has six flower shops. Their one-year sales figures are compared in the chart. Find the ratio of sales at Radio Flowers to those at Sifter's.
One-Year
Sales (S)
140 thousand
330 thousand
420 thousand
700 thousand
815 thousand
980 thousand
To find the ratio of sales at Radio Flowers to those at Sifter's, we need to calculate the sales figures for both shops.
Sales at Radio Flowers = $980,000
Sales at Sifter's = $330,000
To find the ratio, we divide the sales at Radio Flowers by the sales at Sifter's:
Ratio of sales at Radio Flowers to Sifter's = $980,000 / $330,000 = 2.97