Question

chose a situation that could be described by the following ratios, and write a sentence to describe the ratio in the context of the situation you chose.

1 to 2
29 to 30
52:12

Answer 1

the number of pairs of shoes to number of shoes is 1/2

I can trade 29 dofrangles for every 30 fringbats. These are adjacent country currencies on the island of Qfrink. In fact I can get one dollar for every 29 dofrangles and one dollar for every 30 fringbats.

there are 52 Quaakfathoms for every foot on earth
so the ratio of quaakfathoms to inches is 52 to 12