Question

Caleb had 136 songs on his MP3 player if you deleted 56 songs what is the ratio of songs he kept to songs he deleted

Answer 1

80:56 because starting with 136 you subtract 56 and get 80. so therefore 80 is the number of songs he kept. the question also tells you that 56 is the number of songs deleted.

Answer 2

The ratio of songs he kept to songs he deleted is:

10:7

Explanation:

Caleb had 136 songs on his MP3 player.

You deleted 56 songs.

Songs you kept=136-56

= 80

The ratio of songs he kept to songs he deleted= 80:56

= 10:7

Hence, the ratio of songs he kept to songs he deleted is:

10:7