Question

The ratio of Monarch butterflies to Queen butterflies at a butterfly farm was 5:2. If there are no additional butterflies at the farm, what is the ratio of Queen butterflies to the total number of butterflies at the farm?

2:7
5:7
7:2
7:5

Answer 1

The ratio of Queen butterflies to the total number of butterflies at the farm is 2:7

Answer 2

In this case, since it does not specify, we can assume that there are 5 + 2 = 7 total butterflies, 5 Monarchs, and 2 Queens. Then the ratio of Queen to total is:

2:7