Question

A bag contains 2 pink, 3 red and 5 blue balls. Find the ratio of pink balls to the total number of balls.

• A. 5:1
• B. 1:5
• C. 1:2
• D. 2:1

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (D)

The correct options are
B

1:5

D

2:1

Given,

Number of pink balls = 2

Number of red balls = 3

Number of blue balls = 5
Total number of balls = 2 + 3 + 5 = 10
Ratio of pink balls to the total number of balls would be equal to
= $\frac{numberofpinkballs}{totalnumberofballs}$
= $\frac{2}{10}=\frac{1}{5}$
So, the ratio of pink balls to the total number of balls is 1:5.