Question

mrs. harison has a jar full of cookies.

• 18 peanut butter cookies
• 3 sugar cookies
• 12 chocolate chip cookies
• 12 oatmeal raisin cookies

which of the following statements is correct?
oa. for every sugar cookie, there are six oatmeal raisin cookies.
ob. for every peanut butter cookie, there are two chocolate chip cookies.
oc. for every sugar cookie, there are three oatmeal raisin cookies.

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the ratio for option A

Number of sugar cookies = 3, number of oatmeal raisin cookies = 12. Ratio of oatmeal raisin to sugar cookies is $\frac{12}{3}=4$. So option A is wrong.

Step2: Calculate the ratio for option B

Number of peanut - butter cookies = 8, number of chocolate - chip cookies = 16. Ratio of chocolate - chip to peanut - butter cookies is $\frac{16}{8}=2$. So option B is correct.

Step3: Calculate the ratio for option C

Number of sugar cookies = 3, number of oatmeal raisin cookies = 12. Ratio of oatmeal raisin to sugar cookies is $\frac{12}{3}=4
eq3$. So option C is wrong.

Answer:

B. For every peanut butter cookie, there are two chocolate chip cookies.