Question

Ryan and his brother, Russell, made photo frames for their grandma's birthday. They used shells they collected from the beach near her house. Ryan glued 9 white shells and 15 orange shells to the border of his frame. Russell glued 8 white shells and 10 orange shells to the border of his frame. Did the two frames have the same ratio of white shells to orange shells?

Answer 1

Answer: No. The two frames does not have the same ratio of white shells to orange shells.

Explanation:

Ryan glued 9 white shells and 15 orange shells to the border of his frame. This will give us a fraction of:

9/15 = 3/5

The ratio is 3:5

Russell glued 8 white shells and 10 orange shells to the border of his frame. This will give us a fraction of:

= 8/10 = 4/5

The ratio will be 4:5.

Therefore, the two frames does not have the same ratio of white shells to orange shells.