Chapter 6.1, Problem 17PPS

To determine

To find : Find the ratio of booths to the total number of tables.

Answer to Problem 17PPS

Ratio $=\frac{2}{3}$

Explanation of Solution

Given information : Given that 72 booths out of 108 tables.

Here the total number of tables is 108 out of which 72 booths.

So, the required ratio is

  $Ratio=\frac{72}{108}$

To express in simplest form we divide the numerator and denominator by 36 then we get

  $\begin{array}{c}Ratio=\frac{\frac{72}{36}}{\frac{108}{36}}\\ =\frac{2}{3}\end{array}$

It shows that for every 3 tables there are 2 booths.