Question

A customer bought 2/3 pound of roast beef and 1/2 pound of cheese at a deli counter. What is the ratio of roast beef to cheese? Show your labels.

Answer 1

(2/3) / (1/2)

multiply top and bottom by 6
(12/3) / (6/2)

= 4 / 3

Answer 2

lets see think about if you have
2/3 pound of roast beef and 1/2 pound of cheese then lets calculate
2/3
+1/2
------
3/5
easy

Answer 3

your answer was easy to come by, but it did not answer the question.

Also, 2/3 + 1/2 is NOT 3/5

Better review your fractions some before answering questions on them.