Question

The ratio of the number of girls who chose blue or green as their favorite to the number of girls who chose pink or red as their favorite was ...

Answer 1

The ratio is
`(6)/(6)` or
`(1)/(1)`

Explanation:

Let

x -----> the number of girls who chose blue as their favorite

y ------> the number of girls who chose green as their favorite

z ------> the number of girls who chose pink as their favorite

w ------> the number of girls who chose red as their favorite

see the attached figure to better understand the problem

we have

x=4

y=2

z=5

w=1

we know that

The ratio of the number of girls who chose blue or green as their favorite to the number of girls who chose pink or red as their favorite is

`(x+y)/(z+w)`

substitute the values

`(4+2)/(5+1)`

`(6)/(6)`

Simplify

`(1)/(1)`