Question

Katie said, "The ratio of people to pets in my family is 2 to 1. For every two people we have one pet." If her family has three pets, how many people are in the family?

4 people

6 people

2 people

3 people

Answer 1

Its 6

Explanation:

you alreadly have the ratio which is for every 2 people ther is 1 pet

2:1 simplifies to 6:3 so that means that there is 6 people in her family

hope this helps!!

Answer 2

6 people because there is 2 times as many humans compared to pets. so 3 x 2 = 6!