Gardening: Rod has 10 rose bushes, 2 of which produce yellow roses. Write the ratio of yellow rose bushes to the total number of rose bushes in simplest form.

The ratio of 2 yellow rose bushes out of 10 rose bushes simplifies to 1:5, which is its simplest form.

The student's question asks to write the ratio of 2 yellow rose bushes out of 10 rose bushes into its simplest form. To simplify the ratio 2 yellow rose bushes to 10 rose bushes, we divide both terms of the ratio by the greatest common divisor of the two numbers, which is 2. This simplifies the ratio to 1 yellow rose bush to 5 rose bushes.
In simplest form, the ratio of yellow rose bushes to total rose bushes is 1:5.

Answered by qwarrow | 2024-06-24

The ratio of yellow rose bushes to the total number of rose bushes is 1:5. This was found by simplifying the initial ratio of 2 yellow bushes to 10 total bushes. The simplification process involves dividing both terms by their greatest common factor, which is 2.
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Answered by qwarrow | 2025-01-07