Question

(To make a batch of purple frosting you need 16 drops of blue food coloring and 12 drops of red food coloring what is the ratio of red drops to blue drops in simplest form?)

* can be written in any ratio format (a:b a to b , A/B)

Answer 1

4/3 because 16/12 divided by 2 is 8/6 which can then be turned into 4/3

Answer 2

4/3

Explanation:

16/12=8/6

(Divided both intergers by 2)

8/6=4/3 in simplest form

(Divided both intergers by 2)