Divide 24 tonnes in the ratio 1:2.

it would be c on the test if your not on the test i dont know what it would bb ;]

Step-by-step explanation:

A ratio is a way of comparing two or more similar quantities. Ratios can be used to compare

costs, weights, sizes and other quantities.

For example, suppose we have a model boat which is 1 m long, whereas the actual boat is 25 m

long. Then the ratio of the length of the model to the length of the actual boat is 1 to 25. This

is written as

1 : 25 .

Note there are no units included, and note also the use of the colon to represent the ratio.

Ratios are also used to describe quantities of different ingredients in mixtures. Pharmacists

making up medicines, manufacturers making biscuits and builders making cement all need to make

mixtures using ingredients in the correct ratio. If they don’t there may be dire consequences!

So knowing about ratios is not only very important, but extremely useful and crucial in certain

circumstances.

For example, mortar for building a brick wall is made by using 2 parts of cement to 7 parts o