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At the grocery store, marilyn bought 4 apples and 7 oranges. select two ways she could write the ration of apples to oranges.

A. 7:4
B. 4 to 7
C. 4:11
D. 4:7
E. 7 to 4

(they are optional)
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Respuesta :

Given:

Number of apples purchased = 4

Number of oranges purchased = 7

To find:

The ratio of apples to oranges in two ways.

Solution:

Ratio of apples to oranges is:

[tex]Ratio=\dfrac{Apples}{Oranges}[/tex]

After substituting the given values, we get

[tex]Ratio=\dfrac{4}{7}[/tex]

[tex]Ratio=4:7[/tex]

[tex]Ratio=4\text{ to }7[/tex]

Therefore, the correct options are B and D.