On his shelves, Trenton had 15 biographies, 15 science fiction, 7 reference, and 11 mystery books. Find the ratio of biographies to the total number of books.
There are 15 biography books and there are 48 books in total so the ratio is 15:48
Lets look at the info we have:-
15 biographies
15 science fiction
7 reference
11 mystery books
We know he has 15 biographies. So, lets add to find out how many books he has in total.
15 + 15 + 7 + 11 = 48
48 books in total.
So lets write our ratio:-
15 biographies
48 books in total.
15 to 48
15:48
15/48
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