Colin surveyed his classmates about their favorite subject in school. Colin’s Survey ResultsFavorite Subject Number of StudentsMath14Language Arts7Earth Science10Life Science11Which statement is true?
Answer
A
The ratio of science fans to language arts fans is 10:7.
B
The ratio of language arts fans to science fans is 1:3.
C
The ratio of math and science fans to language arts fans is 24:7.
D
The ratio of language arts fans to math and science fans is 5:1.
Explanation
Science fans include both Earth Science and Life Science: 10 + 11 = 21 students. The ratio of language arts fans to science fans is 7:21, which simplifies to 1:3. So the true statement is that the ratio of language arts fans to science fans is 1:3.
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