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So for every elephant, there are 2 hippos.  \na) If there were 3 elephants at the zoo, how many hippos would there be?   b) If there were 10 hippos, how many elephants?    \n2) At the zoo, the ratio of monkeys to gorillas is 5:1 .  \na) If there were 20 monkeys, how many gorillas would there be?    \nb) If there were 7 gorillas, how many monkeys?    \n3) At the zoo, the ratio of dolphins to penguins is 2:5 . So for every 2 dolphins, there are 5 penguins.  \na) If the zoo had 6 dolphins, how many penguins would there be?   b) If the zoo had 30 penguins, how many dolphins would it have?   c) If the zoo had 10 dolphins, how many penguins would it have?   4) The ratio of snakes to lizards in the zoo is 3:2 .  \na) If there were 10 lizards, how many snakes would there be?    \nb) If there were 9 snakes, how many lizards?     \nc) If the number of snakes in the zoo increased by 6. How many more lizards would the zoo need to get to keep the same ratio?    \nd) If the total number of snakes and lizards at the zoo was 20, how many snakes and how many lizards would there be?   snakes,   lizards.  \nRATIO PROBLEMS 3-Atthe zoo ANSWERS  \n1) At the zoo, the ratio of elephants to hippos is 1:2 . So for every elephant, there are 2 hippos.  \na) If there were 3 elephants at the zoo, how many hippos would there be? 6  \nb) If there were 10 hippos, how many elephants? 5  \n2) At the zoo, the ratio of monkeys to gorillas is 5:1 .  \na) If there were 20 monkeys, how many gorillas would there be? 4  \nb) If there were 7 gorillas, how many monkeys? 35  \n3) At the zoo, the ratio of dolphins to penguins is 2:5 . So for every 2 dolphins, there are 5 penguins.  \na) If the zoo had 6 dolphins, how many penguins would there be? 15  \nb) If the zoo had 30 penguins, how many dolphins would it have? 12  \nc) If the zoo had 10 dolphins, how many penguins would it have? 25  \n4) The ratio of snakes to lizards in the zoo is 3:2 .  \na) If there were 10 lizards, how many snakes would there be? 15  \nb) If there were 9 snakes, how many lizards? 6   \nc) If the number of snakes in the zoo increased by 6. How many more lizards would the zoo need to get to keep the same ratio? 4  \nd) If the total number of snakes and lizards at the zoo was 20, how many snakes and how many lizards would there be? 12 snakes, 8 lizards.","cbCailjNfJLezz9j","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailjNfJLezz9j","pdf",156284,"English","# RATIO PROBLEMS 3 - At the zoo\n## Ratio questions (elephants-hippos, monkeys-gorillas, dolphins-penguins, snakes-lizards)\n## Answers and solutions","[{\"question\":\"How do you find the missing number when the ratio is given (e.g., elephants to hippos 1:2)?\",\"answer\":\"Interpret the ratio as a constant relationship between the two quantities. 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