Question

mrs. jacobs buys 18 notebooks and 6 folders for her classroom. what is the ratio of notebooks to folders? write the ratio in simplest form.

Explanation:

Step1: State initial ratio

$\text{Notebooks}:\text{Folders} = 18:6$

Step2: Simplify by GCD (6)

$\frac{18}{6}:\frac{6}{6} = 3:1$

Answer:

$3:1$