Question

Barnaby decided to count the number of ducks and geese flying south for the winter. Thefirst day he counted 175 ducks and 63 geese. What is the ratio of ducks to the total num-ber of birds flying overhead in simplest terms?

Answer 1

So, here we have that there are 175+63 = 238 birds in total.

We want to know the ratio of ducks to the total number of birds flying overhead. There are 175 ducks for a total of 238, so the ratio is:

175:238