Explanation:
The ratio represents how many units are of gallons of blue paint compared to the units of gallons of yellow paint. The housepainter uses 5 gallons of blue paint for every 9 gallons of yellow paint. The ratio is 5 divided by 9
The options are not simplified. We have to simplify them in order to know which one is correct:
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{30}{54}=\frac{5}{9}\text{ option A} \\ \frac{6}{10}=\frac{3}{5}\text{ option B} \\ \frac{10}{45}=\frac{2}{9}\text{ option C} \\ \frac{27}{45}=\frac{3}{5}\text{ option D} \end{gathered}[/tex]Answer:
The ratio is 5/9 the answer is option A. 30:54