Question

Each month, Stacey places a portion of her earnings in a retirement account. Her savings are invested in two companies. For every $9 invested in company A, $2 is invested in company B. Stacey quizzes her children, Krista and Kevin, about how much money she will invest in company A if she invests $24 in company B.

Krista and Kevin used two different methods to arrive at the answer to Stacey’s problem. Let’s see who found the correct answer and how. You’ll answer some questions along the way.

Part A
What is the ratio of the amount invested in company A to the amount invested in company B? Write the answer as a fraction using the values given. Do not include any variables.

Answer 1

The ratio of the amount invested in company A to the amount invested in company B is 9/2.

Explanation:

Answer 2

`(9)/(2)`

Explanation:

Part A

What is the ratio of the amount invested in company A to the amount invested in company B? Write the answer as a fraction using the values given. Do not include any variables.

Answer:

Given that "For every $9 invested in company A, $2 is invested in company B."

Then ratio of amount invested in company A to the amount invested in company B is 9:2.

We need to write the answer in fraction form so that will be 9/2.