PROBLEM:
PJ 12 is years old, Pat is 36 years old, and Vic is 48 years old.
- What is the ratio of PJ's age to Vic's Age to Pat's age?
[tex]\bullet[/tex] 12 : 48 : 36 or 1 : 4 : 3
- What is the ratio of Vic's Age to Pat's Age to PJ's age?
[tex]\bullet[/tex] 48 : 36 : 12 or 4 : 3 : 1
- Pj's age is _/_ of Vics Age.
[tex]\bullet[/tex] PJ's age is [tex] \frac{1}{4} [/tex] of Vic's age.
- Vic's age is _/_ of Pj's age.
[tex]\bullet[/tex] Vic's age is [tex] \frac{4}{1} [/tex] of PJ's age.
- So Vic is __ times as old as PJ.
[tex]\bullet[/tex] So Vic is 4 times as old as PJ.
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