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Question 14 of 25There are 8 brooms and 6 mops in a janitor's closet. What is the ratio of thenumber of mops to the number of brooms?

Answer 1

Given: There are 8 brooms and 6 mops in a janitor's closet.

Required: To find the ratio of the number of mops to the number of brooms.

Explanation: Since there are 6 mops and 8 brooms. Hence the ratio of the

number of mops to the number of brooms is-

`\begin{gathered} =(6)/(8) \\ =(3)/(4) \end{gathered}`

The ratio of the number of mops to the number of brooms is 3/4.

Final Answer: Option A is correct.