Question

The marching band at your school has 1.5 times as many trumpets as flutes. Which statement is true? these are the answers.

1.)The ratio of trumpets to flutes is 2:3. 2.)There are 3 trumpets for every 2 flutes.

3.)The ratio of trumpets to flutes is 1:5. 4.) If there are 100 trumpets and flutes in the band, 15 of them are trumpets.

Answer 1

For every 2 flutes there are 3 trumpets

Answer 2

The first one is the correct ratio.