Question

During a paint sale, a hardware store sold 33 gallon of paint and 57 gallons of high- gloss paint. What is the ratio of gallons of high-gloss sold to the total gallons sold?

A. 33:57
B. 33:90
C. 57:33
D. 57:90
C, the number of high- gloss paint is 57 and the number of gallons sold is 37. Therefore it is 57:33
Ms. Sue
Jake is wrong. The question asks for the ration of high gloss paint to the TOTAL gallons sold.

Sorry about that, Ms.Sue is right.

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