Question

Jana scored 45 in her 50 item math test. what is the ratio of her correct to her incorrect answers

Answer 1

9 : 1

Explanation:

Let the correct answers be denoted by C.

Let the incorrect answers be denoted by I.

Given the following data;

Correct answers = 45 answers

Incorrect answers = 50 - 45 = 5 answers

Ratio of correct to incorrect answers;

C : I = 45 : 5

Dividing by 5, we have;

C : I = 9 : 1