In a bag there are 2 red buttons 3 green buttons, and 4 purple buttons A student writes the ratio for the number purple buttons to green buttons as 3:4 is the student correct explain why or why not.

Answer 1

No, the student is not correct. The ratio of purple buttons to green buttons should be 4:3, not 3:4. This is because there are 4 purple buttons and 3 green buttons. The number corresponding to the purple buttons should come first in the ratio because it was listed first in the comparison. Therefore, the ratio listing the purple buttons first should have the number corresponding to the count of purple buttons first, which is 4, not 3.