Marsha loves shoes. She has six pairs of sandals, three pairs of sneakers, and eight pairs of flat shoes. What is the ratio is sneakers to flat shoes? Represent the ratio as a decimal and round it to the nearest hundredth

Answer 1

To find the ratio of sneakers to flat shoes, we first need to determine how many pairs of each type Marsha has.

• Number of pairs of sneakers: 3
• Number of pairs of flat shoes: 8

Now, we can express the ratio of sneakers to flat shoes as:

\[ \text{Ratio} = \frac{\text{Number of pairs of sneakers}}{\text{Number of pairs of flat shoes}} = \frac{3}{8} \]

Next, we calculate this as a decimal by dividing 3 by 8:

\[ \frac{3}{8} = 0.375 \]

Finally, we round 0.375 to the nearest hundredth. Since the third decimal place is 5, we round up:

\[ 0.375 \text{ rounded to the nearest hundredth is } 0.38 \]

Thus, the ratio of sneakers to flat shoes, represented as a decimal and rounded to the nearest hundredth, is \( \boxed{0.38} \).