If a bag contains 18 red, 6 yellow, 24 blue, and 8 white balloons, what is the part-to-whole ratio of white balloons to all balloons?

Question

A) 1:5
B) 1:6
C) 1:7
D) 1:8

Answer 1

8 white
18 + 6 + 24 + 8 = 56
8 / 56 = 8/8 / 56/8 = 1/7