Question

An animal shelter has 36 kittens and 12 puppies. Beth says that the ratio of kittens to puppies is 3:1. Is she correct?

Answer 1

Yes. It is correct. See explantion.

Explanation:

The ratio can be expressed as `36:12`, but `12` is a factor of `36`, so the ratio can be reduced by `12`:

`36:12=(3xx12):(1xx12)=3:1`