Question

7 pink flowers, 9 purple flowers, and 5 white flowers. What is the ratio of purple flowers to total flowers?

Answer 1

9:21

Explanation:

Answer 2

9:12

Explanation:

There are 9 purple flowers, 7 pink flowers, and 5 white flowers.

If you want the ratio of purple to the total, all you have to do is add the pink and white flowers together.

So the answer would be...

9:12