Question

Josiah and Elijah are going on a camping trip. Together they brought a total of 10 shirts and 6 pants. Josiah brought 6 shirts and 4 pants. What is the ratio of Elijah’s pants to shirts? Responses 46 4 sixths - no response given 64 6 fourths - no response given 106 10 sixths - no response given 24

Answer 1

Let's determine how many shirts and pants Elijah brought based on the information provided.

1. **Total items brought:**
- Total shirts = 10
- Total pants = 6

2. **Josiah’s items:**
- Josiah brought 6 shirts and 4 pants.

3. **Elijah’s items:**
- To find out how many shirts Elijah brought:
\[
\text{Elijah's shirts} = \text{Total shirts} - \text{Josiah's shirts} = 10 - 6 = 4
\]
- To find out how many pants Elijah brought:
\[
\text{Elijah's pants} = \text{Total pants} - \text{Josiah's pants} = 6 - 4 = 2
\]

4. **Finding the ratio of Elijah’s pants to shirts:**
\[
\text{Ratio} = \frac{\text{Elijah's pants}}{\text{Elijah's shirts}} = \frac{2}{4} = \frac{1}{2}
\]

The ratio of Elijah’s pants to shirts is \(1:2\).

Now let's check the options provided:
- 46
- 4 sixths
- 64
- 6 fourths
- 106
- 10 sixths
- 24

None of the options seem to correspond directly to the ratio of \(1:2\) or any numerical form that represents it accurately. Therefore, I cannot confirm any of the provided options as correct.