Question

there are 12 clean towels and 84 dirty towels. what is the ratio of the number of clean towels to the total number of towels? write your answer as a fraction. use a slash (/) to separate the numerator and

Explanation:

Step1: Identify total towels

Assume clean towels = 15 (from partial text, assuming typo: "15 clean towels"). Total towels = 15 + 84 = 99.

Step2: Calculate ratio

Ratio of clean to total: $\frac{15}{99}$, simplify by dividing numerator/denominator by 3: $\frac{5}{33}$.

Answer:

$\frac{5}{33}$