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?(1 point)

Responses

106
Start Fraction 10 over 6 End Fraction

24
Start Fraction 2 over 4 End Fraction

46
Start Fraction 4 over 6 End Fraction

64

1 answer

To find the ratio of Elijah's pants to shirts, we first need to determine how many pants and shirts Elijah brought.

We know:

  • Total shirts = 10
  • Josiah's shirts = 6
  • Therefore, Elijah's shirts = 10 - 6 = 4 shirts

We also know:

  • Total pants = 6
  • Josiah's pants = 4
  • Therefore, Elijah's pants = 6 - 4 = 2 pants

Now we can find the ratio of Elijah’s pants to shirts:

Elijah's pants = 2
Elijah's shirts = 4

The ratio of pants to shirts is:

\[ \text{Ratio} = \frac{\text{Elijah's pants}}{\text{Elijah's shirts}} = \frac{2}{4} = \frac{1}{2} \]

Since the response options given represent fractions in a different way, we format this ratio as:

  • 2:4

Thus, the correct answer is:

24 Start Fraction 2 over 4 End Fraction.