The amount of eye makeup Leah wears is 5/8 of the amount of eye makeup Tanya wears. What is the ratio of the amount of eye makeup Leah wears to the amount of eye makeup Tanya wears?

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Abby Gregory

Mathematics

21 October, 22:03

The amount of eye makeup Leah wears is 5/8 of the amount of eye makeup Tanya wears. What is the ratio of the amount of eye makeup Leah wears to the amount of eye makeup Tanya wears?

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Hallie · Answer 1

If Tanya wore 1 tub of makeup, Leah would wear 5/8 of a tub of makeup, so:

LEAH vs TANYA:

5/8 : 1

multiply both sides by 8 to get rid of fractions:

5 : 8

Emmalee Huffman · Answer 2

If Tanya wears 1 (gr or mg or whatever) of make up, then Leah would wear 1*5/8=5/8

The ratio is Leah amount / Tanya amount and this is 5/8 devided by 1 = 5/8