On the first day of the food drive, Mrs. Teasley's classes brought in 6 cans of fruit, 4 cans of beans, 7 boxes of noodles, and 4 cans of soup. Find the ratio of cans of fruit to the total number of food items collected. Then explain its meaning

6 cans of fruit to 21 cans total this means that for every 6 cans of fruit you'll have 21 total cans

You would add up all the food items total, and then compare that to only the fruit. so the total number is 21, and the number of fruit is 6. So the ratio should be 6:21

fruit:total food items

I believe that this is the answer, but I am not 100% sure