Question

There are 16 tennis balls and 20 golf balls in a box.
What is the ratio of tennis balls to all the balls in the box?

Answer 1

Since both 16 and 20 are divisible by 4, 16:20 is reduced to 4:5. The final answer is 4:5.

Answer 2

Answer:

4:9

Step-by-step explanation:

16 tennis balls + 20 golf balls = 36 balls in the box in total

16 tennis balls to 36 balls

16:36 = 4:9