Question

Alex has a collection of vehicle models. He built 8 model airplanes, 4 model trains, and 12 model cars. Write a ratio to represent the ratio of cars to airplanes. 12:24 three halves 8:12 4 to 6

Answer 1

The ratio of cars to airplanes is 12:8 or 3:2.

To find the ratio, we need to compare the number of cars to the number of airplanes.

We can do this by stating the number of cars first, followed by a colon and then the number of airplanes.

12:8 is the ratio of cars to airplanes.

Alternatively, we can simplify the ratio by dividing both numbers by the greatest common factor. In this case, the GCF of 12 and 8 is 4, so we divide 12 by 4 and 8 by 4 to get 3:2.

The ratio of cars to airplanes is 12:8 or 3:2.

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