Question

Stan made 24 sales in 6 hours what is the ratio of sale to hours?

Answer 1

24 (sales) / 6 (hours)
simplified to 4/1

Answer 2

A ratio is just comparing two numbers together

sale : hours

24 sales : 6 hours

24 : 6

Now you can simplify this ratio. Since, 24 can be simplified by 6 and 6 can be simplified by 6, divide 24 by 6 and divide 6 by 6

4 : 1 is your answer