During a hoagie sale fundraiser, a ski club sold 42 Italian hoagies and 53 roast beef hoagies. What is the ratio of Italian hoagies sold to the total number of hoagies sold?

The total number of hoagies sold can be figured out by working out the sum of the Italian hoagies and the roast beef hoagies.

The sum is 42 + 53 = 95 total hoagies.

Now you just create a ratio of Italian hoagies to the total number of hoagies, which is:

42:95 (Italian:Total)

the total Italian hoagies sold were 42

the total hoagies sold is 95 (you add the amount of Italian and beef hoagies together)

Therefore the ratio would turn out as: 42 to 95