A crate contains 45 apples and 30 pears. Which statement contains the ratio-notation error?
The unsimplified apple-to-pear ratio is 45:30.
The simplest pear-to-apple ratio is 2:3.
The simplest apple-to-pear ratio is 3:2.
The simplest apple-to-pear ratio is 2:3.✓Correct answer
Explanation
Apples to pears is 45:30, which becomes 3:2 after both terms are divided by 15. The statement giving 2:3 for apples to pears reverses the order and actually describes pears compared with apples.