Question

Simon used 3 pears and 9 apples to make a fruit salad. What is the ratio of the number of pears to the number of apples in the fruit salad

Answer 1

1:3

Explanation:

3/3=1

9/3=3

1:3

Answer 2

1 : 3

Explanation:

pears : apples = 3 : 9 = 1 : 3

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A common factor of 3 can be removed from each number in the ratio to reduce it to lowest terms.