Asock drawer contains 8 white socks, 4 blue socks and 6 black socks. * make a ratio of the number of white socks to the total number of socks in the drawer. show your ratio all 3 forms in simplest form

White socks   =   8
blue socks    =   4
black socks   =   6
Total # socks = 18 

Ratio of White Socks to the total number of socks. It can be shown in three forms.

1) Using ":" to separate the values          ⇒ 8 : 18
2) Using "to" instead of ":"                       ⇒ 8 to 18
3) Writing it like a fraction: Part to whole  ⇒ 8 / 18