Answer to Question #184861 in Math for Philisiwe

Question

I have 30 sweet and 5 chocolate in the basket .if i take 5 sweet out of the basket ,what is the ratio (in its simplest form) of the number of chocolate to the number of sweet left in the basket?

Answer 1

If you take 5 sweet out of the basket, then the ratio of the number of chocolate to the number of sweet left in the basket is $\frac{5} {30 - 5} = 5/25 = 1/5.$