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

Answer 1

No, the student is not correct. The ratio for the number of purple buttons to green buttons is not 3:4.

There are 4 purple buttons and 3 green buttons, so the correct ratio would be 4:3.