Hello!
First, let's write some important information:
• 12 tomato plants
,• 5 cucumber plants
So, the total number of plants will be 17, right? (12 + 5 = 17)
To find the ratio, let's write it as a fraction in the form:
[tex]\frac{\mathrm{cucumber}\text{ }\mathrm{plants}}{\mathrm{total}\text{ }\mathrm{of}\text{ }\mathrm{plants}}[/tex]So, let's solve:
[tex]\frac{5}{17}[/tex]The ratio is 5/17.