the following table displays the results of 60 6th grade students on what color shoe they would want

Question

shoe color number of students
red 15
purple 22
green 7
yellow 16

what is the part- to- whole ratio for yellow written with a colon

Answer 1

To find the part-to-whole ratio for yellow shoes, you first need to know the number of students who chose yellow and the total number of students.

In this case:

• Number of students who want yellow shoes: 16
• Total number of students: 60

The part-to-whole ratio for yellow can be written as:

16 (yellow shoes) : 60 (total students)

To simplify this ratio, divide both numbers by their greatest common divisor, which is 4:

16 ÷ 4 = 4
60 ÷ 4 = 15

Thus, the simplified part-to-whole ratio for yellow shoes is:

4 : 15