Question

A closet has 9 jeans and 6 skirts. What is the ratio of jeans to skirts?

Answer 1

The ratio of jeans to skirts is 3:2

SOLUTION

This can be found by dividing the number of jeans by the number of skirts

• ratio of jeans to skirts = number of jeans / number of skirts
• ratio of jeans to skirts = 9 / 6

Simplifying this ratio by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 3

• ratio of jeans to skirts = 3 / 2

3:2

Answer 2

3 : 2

Explanation:

the ratio of jeans : skirts is

9 : 6 ( divide both parts by 3 )

= 3 : 2 ← in simplest form