Question

A pet store has a ratio of 5 birds for every 4 hamsters. Which combination of birds and hamsters could the pet store have? A. 15 hamsters and 12 birds B. 24 hamsters and 30 birds C. 35 birds and 24 hamsters 13 ©Maneuvering the Middle LLC, 2015

Answer 1

The ratio of birds and hamsters is 5:4.

Let x be a number such that number of birds and hamsters are 5x and 4x.

If x=6, then number of birds will be 30 and hamsters will be 24.

Hence

B. 24 hamsters and 30 birds

this the correct combination that could the pet store have.