Question

Which of the following relationships have a ratio of 3:5? Select all that apply. For every six altos in the choir group, there are ten sopranos. For every three trucks in the parking lot, there are five minivans. For every nine apples in the fruit basket, there are eighteen bananas. For every twelve "yes" votes on the ballot, there are twenty "no" votes.

Answer 1

The relationships that have a ratio of 3:5 are:

1. For every three trucks in the parking lot, there are five minivans.
2. For every twelve "yes" votes on the ballot, there are twenty "no" votes.

This is explained as:

1) The ratio of trucks to minivans in the first case are 3:5.

2) In the latter case the ratio of "yes" votes to "no" votes.  is 12: 20 this is equivalent to 3: 5