Question

A fruit bowl contains 2 bananas, 5 oranges, and 4 apples.

Carol wrote the ratio 511. What could Carol’s ratio represent? Explain your reasoning based upon what you know about ratios.

Answer 1

Answer:

Oranges: to all fruit in the bowl.

Step-by-step explanation:

A ratio is similar to a fraction in the way that it represents a part to a whole.

There are 11 fruits total in the bowl (the whole), and oranges are the only fruit in the bowl that equal 5 (the part).

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Oranges: to all fruit in the bowl.

Step-by-step explanation:

A ratio is similar to a fraction in the way that it represents a part to a whole.

There are 11 fruits total in the bowl (the whole), and oranges are the only fruit in the bowl that equal 5 (the part).