Question

Select all the correct answers.
At a garage sale, the following items were sold.



Item Number Sold
t-shirts 25
shorts 15
dresses 4
hats 2
shoes 5
sunglasses 10


Which of the following comparisons of the items sold represent a ratio of 5:2?

shorts to shoes
t-shirts to sunglasses
shoes to hats
sunglasses to dresses
all items to t-shirts

Answer 1

Correct answers:
- t-shirts to sunglasses (25:10 = 5:2)
- shoes to hats (5:2)
- sunglasses to dresses (10:4 = 5:2)

The other two do not simplify to 5:2.