Celeste is making fruit baskets for her service club to take to a local hospital. The directions say to fill the boxes using 5 apples for every 6 oranges. Celeste is filling her baskets with 2 apples for every 3 oranges. Is she using the correct ratio?
1 Answer
Dec 1, 2017
No
Explanation:
No.
The correct ratio of filling 5 apples for every 6 oranges would be 5:6 since neither have a common divisor to lower it.
The 2:3 ratio would become 4:6, which is not what the directions wants.
