Question

In the cafeteria, 104 milk cartons were put out for breakfast. At the end of breakfast, 17 remained. A. What is the ratio of the number of milk cartons taken to the total number of milk cartons? B. What is the ratio of the number of milk cartons remaining to the number of milk cartons taken?

Answer 1

(A) 87/104

(B) 17/87

Explanation:

The first step is to calculate the number of milk carton that was taken

= 104-17

= 87

(A) The ratio of the number of milk carton taken to the total number of milk carton can be calculated as follows

= 87/104

(B) The ratio of the number of milk cartons remaining to the number of milk cartons taken can be calculated as follows

= 17/87