Mrs. Featherbottom baked 8 chocolate chip cookies, 4 brownies, and 2 pies for her family. In fraction form, what is the ratio of chocolate chip cookies to brownies?
Hint
How many of each is there?
Answer
Example 2
Mrs. Featherbottom baked 8 chocolate chip cookies, 4 brownies, and 2 pies for her family. Using the word "to," what is the ratio of chocolate chip cookies to tasty treats?
Hint
They're all tasty!
Answer
8 to 14
Example 3
Mrs. Featherbottom baked 8 chocolate chip cookies, 4 brownies, and 2 pies for her family. Write the ratio of pies to cookies in simplest terms using a colon.
Hint
Bring to a boil, simmer, and reduce it (with the greatest common factor).
Answer
1:4
Example 4
Mrs. Featherbottom baked 8 chocolate chip cookies, 4 brownies, and 2 pies for her family. In simplest form, write the ratio of pies to brownies as a fraction.
Hint
Don't forget to reduce the fraction to its simplest terms.
Answer
Example 5
At this year's Tasty Treats Bake-Off competition, the judges overwhelmingly found Susie's Cookies superior to Elaine's Brownies, by a margin of 5 to 1. If 18 judges each cast a vote, how many votes did Elaine's Brownies get?