Question

Each table at a restaurant has six chairs placed around it.

Which ratio is equivalent to the ratio given in the situation between tables and chairs at the restaurant?

A. 12/3

B. 4/24

C. 4/6

D. 24/6

Answer 1

Answer:

4/24

Choice B is correct

Step-by-step explanation:

From the information given, there is 1 table for every 6 chairs at the restaurant. In ratio form this can be expressed as;

1:6

The ratio that is equivalent to this given ratio is 4/24. This can easily be checked through simplification of this ratio;

4/24; If we divide both the numerator and the denominator by 4 we obtain

1/6 which is equivalent to 1:6