Store
One-Year
Sales (S)
Corolla and Sons
140 thousand
Winnie-the-Florist
335 thousand
Radio Flowers
420 thousand
Flowers of Distinction
700 thousand
Sifter's
735 thousand
Gorilla Flowers
980 thousand
A town has six flower shops. Their one-year sales figures are compared in the chart. Find the ratio of sales at Sitter's to those at Corolla and Sons.
(Simplify your answer. Type a fraction.)
To find the ratio of sales at Sitter's to those at Corolla and Sons, we need to divide the sales at Sitter's by the sales at Corolla and Sons.
Sales at Sitter's: 735 thousand
Sales at Corolla and Sons: 140 thousand
Ratio = Sales at Sitter's / Sales at Corolla and Sons = 735 thousand / 140 thousand
Simplifying the fraction, we get:
Ratio = 5250 / 1000 = 5.25
So, the ratio of sales at Sitter's to those at Corolla and Sons is 5.25.