The ratio of cupcakes to children is [tex]\frac{4}{5}[/tex]
"It is an ordered pair of numbers a and b, written [tex]\frac{a}{b}[/tex] where b does not equal 0"
For given question,
At a birthday party, there were 16 cupcakes on the table.
There were 20 children at the party.
We need to find the ratio of cupcakes to children.
the ratio of cupcakes to children would be,
[tex]\frac{16}{20}\\\\ =\frac{4\times 4}{4\times 5}\\\\ =\frac{4}{5}[/tex]
Therefore, the ratio of cupcakes to children is [tex]\frac{4}{5}[/tex]
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