A town has six flower shops. Their one-year sales figures are compared in the chart. Find the ratio of sales at Radio Flowers to those at Sifter's.

Question

One-Year
Sales (S)
140 thousand
330 thousand
420 thousand
700 thousand
815 thousand
980 thousand

Answer 1

To find the ratio of sales at Radio Flowers to those at Sifter's, we need to calculate the sales figures for both shops.

Sales at Radio Flowers = $980,000
Sales at Sifter's = $330,000

To find the ratio, we divide the sales at Radio Flowers by the sales at Sifter's:

Ratio of sales at Radio Flowers to Sifter's = $980,000 / $330,000 = 2.97