Question

The ratio of big dogs to small dogs in a park is 3 : 2. Which sentence describes the number of dogs in the park? There are 3 small dogs for every 2 big dogs. There are 3 big dogs for every 2 small dogs. For every 3 dogs in the park, 2 dogs are big. For every 3 dogs in the park, 2 dogs are small.

Answer 1

There are 3 big dogs for every 2 small dogs.

Explanation:

It is given that,

The ratio of big dogs to small dogs in a park is 3 : 2.

We need to find the correct sentence for this given statement. Let there are 3x big dogs and 2x small dogs. It is a problem of ratio. Ratio gives how many times one number contains another.

`(x)/(y)=(3)/(2)`

It means that there are 3 big dogs for every 2 small dogs. Hence, the correct option is (b).