Question

Which of the following ratios is greater than

5: 12?

A. 25:99 B. 12:36 C. 4:8 D. 5:13

Short answer

4:8 is the greater ratio than 5:12.

Step-by-step solution

Step 1.  Given

The given ratios are$25:99,12:36,4:8,5:13$.

Step 2.  To determine

We have to find the greater ratio than 5:12.

Step 3.  Calculation 

In order to find the ratios least or greatest, we first write the ratio in the fraction forms then arrange them in ascending order,

$\frac{5}{12},\frac{25}{99},\frac{12}{36},\frac{4}{8},\frac{5}{13}$

localid="1649724528852" $0.41,0.25,0.33,0.5,0.38\left[\text{divide}\right]$

We see that only in the following ratios,

$\frac{5}{12}<\frac{4}{8}$

So, 4:8 is the greater ratio than 5:12.

Therefore, 4:8 is the greater ratio than 5:12.