Question

A bakery makes a batch of everything bagels and plain bagels daily. The ratio of everything bagels to plain bagels is 8:11. What is the ratio of everything bagels to the total number of bagels? What is the ratio of plain bagels to the total number of bagels?

Answer 1

The ratio of the everything bagels to the total no. of bagels is 8:19

Explanation:

The ratio of everything bagels to the plain bagels= 8:11

Total bagel = 8a + 11a

= 19a

The ratio of the everything bagels to the total no. of bagels = 8a/19a

= 8:19

The ratio of the everything bagels to the total no. of bagels is 8:19