A petting zoo has 5 lambs, 11 rabbits, 4 goats, and 4 piglets. Determine the ratio of goats to the total number of animals. Write the ratio in simplest form. Then explain its meaning.
# of animals = 5+11 +4 + 4 =24 animals 4 goats
4goats/24animals = 4/24 or in simplest form 1/6
There are 24 total animals and 4 are goats....so....
4 / 24 = 1 / 6
This means that out of every six animals, one is a goat.
