Question

Petra has done a survey of car ownership in her neighborhood. She finds that the ratio of families who own only one car to those who own more than one car is 2:3. Which statement below is an accurate explanation of her findings? A For every 3 families in the neighborhood, 2 families own only one car. B For every 5 families in the neighborhood, 2 families own only one car. C For every 3 families in the neighborhood, 2 families own more than one car. D For every 5 families in the neighborhood, 2 families own more than one

Answer 1

The correct answer is
A For every 3 families in the neighborhood, 2 families own only one car

It is stated that the relations are 2:3 in the sense of one car : more cars. That means that for every two families with one car, there are three families with more cars. In that sense, every 4 families will have one car while six families will have more cars, and so on and so forth.