Question

At a pet store, the ratio of female birds to male birds was 5:3.

Write a sentence explaining what this means.

Answer 1

For every 5 female birds in the pet store, there are 3 male birds.

Explanation:

Ratios are used to represent a proportion. In this case, we are comparing female and male birds. So, since female is 5 and male is 3, the ratio is 5:3