In a zoo exhibit there were 12 elephants, 6 giraffes, 9 flamingos. What is the ratio of giraffes to all the animals in the exhibit? Write the ratio in simplest form.
Add the number of elephants and flamingos together- you get 21. Then, put the number of giraffes in a ratio to it. 6:21. You notice those numbers can both be divided by three, so you are left with 2:7.
