Question

A florist uses 5 red roses for every 2 white roses in her bouquets write the ratio of red roses to the total number of flowers in three different ways.

Answer 1

Answer: 5:7, 5 to 7, 5/7

Explanation:

Since the ratio is the number of red roses to total, you must add 5 and 2 to get the total. The ratio is 5 to 7.

These are three ways to write a ratio:

1. Using the colon symbol

5:7

2. Using the word to

5 to 7

3. As a fraction

5/7