Question

a jewellery shop sells 240 necklaces in a month. 180 were sold via the shops website, the rest were sold in a high street shop. work out the ratio for online sales to shop sales

Answer 1

180:60
18:6
9:3
3:1 would be the most simplified answer

Answer 2

Ratio is 1:3

Explanation:

Given that a jewellery shop sells 240 necklaces in a month. 180 were sold via the shops website, the rest were sold in a high street shop.

We have to work out the ratio for online sales to shop sales

Total sales .. 240

Shop sale .. 180

Online sa .. 60

Hence ratio for online sales:shop sales

`=60:180\\=1:3`