Question

The lost and found center at Wentworth Middle School contained the items in the table below.

Item backpacks hats lunchboxes shirts shoes
Number of Items 6 15 9 12 18

Match the ratios to the correct labels based on the relationships in the table.

2:5
1:4
1:2
2:3
3:4
5:6
backpacks to lunchboxes
arrowBoth
hats to all items
arrowBoth
hats to shoes
arrowBoth
lunchboxes to shoes
arrowBoth
backpacks to hats
arrowBoth

Answer 1

backpacks to lunchboxes: 6:9 = 2:3
hats to all items: 15:60 = 1:4
hats to shoes: 15:18 = 5:6
lunchboxes to shoes: 9:18 = 1:2
backpacks to hats: 6:15 = 2:5

(the remaining ratio 3:4 corresponds to lunchboxes to shirts: 9:12 = 3:4)