Question

A gardening magazine suggested that a good mix for a flower bed is 20 pails of clay dirt, 15 pails of sand, and 5 pails of manure. Express this in lowest terms. 7 20:15:5 10:7:3 4:3:1 4:3:2​

Answer 1

Answer: C, 4:3:1

Step-by-step explanation: C, 4:3:1, because the GCF of 20, 15, aand 5 are 5, therefore 20/5=4, 15/5=3 5/5=1 and that's the lowest terms in ratio form.

Answer 2

In the lowest term the ratio of the numbers is 4:3:1

What is ratio ?

"Ratio, in math, is a term that is used to compare two or more numbers. It is used to indicate how big or small a quantity is when compared to another. In a ratio, two quantities are compared using division. Here the dividend is called the 'antecedent' and the divisor is called the 'consequent'."

Given,

Flower bed is 20 pails of clay dirt

15 pails of sand

and 5 pails of manure.

So, the ratio is 20:15:5 i,e 4:3:1

Hence, C is the correct option

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