express 7/8 as a ratio

1 meter contains 100 centimeters.

Find the ratio of 1 meter and 40 centimeters to 1 meter:

On a desk, there are papers for every paper clips and papers for every greeting card. What is the ratio of paper clips to total items on the desk?

When television remotes are shipped from a certain factory, 1 out of every 200 is defective. What is the ratio of defective to nondefective remotes?

In a classroom of students, each student takes a language class (and only one—nobody studies two languages). take Latin, take Greek, take Anglo-Saxon, and the rest take Old Norse. What is the ratio of students taking Old Norse to students taking Greek?

In a garden, there are pansies, lilies, roses, and petunias. What is the ratio of petunias to the total number of flowers in the garden?