Question

A sporting goods store sold 2.5 times as many footballs as basketballs last year. Which statement is true? The ratio of footballs to basketballs is 2 : 5. If a total of 35 footballs and basketballs were sold, 10 of them were footballs. There were 5 footballs sold for every 2 basketballs. The ratio of basketballs to footballs is 5 : 2.

Answer 1

Footballs : basketballs = 2.5 : 1
(x 2)
footballs : basketballs = 5 : 2
⇒ basketballs : footballs = 2 : 5

Answer: The ratio of basketballs to footballs is 5 : 2.