Question

Mark is counting the number of different animals he sees while visiting a nearby zoological park. He counts 5 elephants, 7 lions, and 8 tigers at the end of the journey. His father requests him to calculate the ratio of elephants to lions to tigers.

• A. 5 : 8 : 7
• B. 5 : 8 : 7
• C. 7 : 5 : 8
• D. 5 : 7 : 8

Answer 1

The correct option is C 7 : 5 : 8

Numbers of elephants counted = 5
Numbers of lions counted = 7
Numbers of tigers counted = 8
$\therefore$ The ratio of numbers of elephants to lions to tigers = 5 : 7 : 8