Question

At a football game, 12 people are wearing red jerseys and 15 people are wearing white jerseys. Write the ratio of red to white jerseys in three different ways.

Answer 1

12:15
12 to 15
12-15

All will simplify to 4:5

For every 4 red jerseys there are 5 white ones

Answer 2

12:15 (simplified: 4:5)

12/15 (simplified: 4/5)

12 to 15 (simplified: 4 to 5)

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