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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-10-22

Paul has 16 baseballs and 12 golf balls. What is the ratio of baseballs to golf balls?

Asked by leslielopresto

Answer (2)

Ratio is just a fraction in other form. To create ratio we can just make fraction and transform it into ratio, so g o l f ba l s ba se ba ll s ​ = 12 16 ​ = 16 : 12 Now we can simplify the ratio/fraction 12 16 ​ = 3 4 ​ = 4:3 - its the result

Answered by macio06 | 2024-06-10

The ratio of Paul’s baseballs to his golf balls is 4:3. This means for every 4 baseballs, there are 3 golf balls. We found this by simplifying the fraction 12 16 ​ .
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Answered by macio06 | 2024-10-01