Question

Mac has a jar full of candy. The jar contains $15$ blue candies and $24$ orange candies. What is the ratio of the blue candies to the orange candies?

• A. $5:8$
• B. $8:5$
• C. $15:3$
• D. $24:15$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $5:8$

Number of blue candies $=15$

Number of orange candies $=24$

The fraction will be $\frac{15}{24}$.

This can be simplified as,
$\frac{3\times 5}{3\times 8}$

$=\frac{5}{8}$

It is the same as $5:8$.