Question

Francis is making a pizza. She plans to use 1 can of olives and 1 package of pepperoni. Assuming there are 20 olives in the can and 25 pepperonis in a package, write a ratio to represent the quantity of olives to pepperonis.(1 point)

1 answer

To represent the quantity of olives to pepperonis, we can use the numbers provided: Francis will use 20 olives from the can and 25 pepperonis from the package.

The ratio of olives to pepperonis can be written as:

\[ \text{Ratio} = \frac{\text{Number of olives}}{\text{Number of pepperonis}} = \frac{20}{25} \]

This ratio can be simplified by dividing both numbers by their greatest common divisor, which is 5:

\[ \frac{20 \div 5}{25 \div 5} = \frac{4}{5} \]

Therefore, the ratio of olives to pepperonis is 4:5.