What is a correct interpretation of the statement, "the ratio of dogs to cats is 7 to 2"? Choose the correct answer below.
A.
The number of dogs is 3.5 times the number of cats.
B.
Out of 7 animals, 2 are cats.
C.
There are 5 more dogs than cats.
D.
The number of dogs divided by the number of cats is 2/7.

The ratio of dogs to cats
7 to 2
Let’s look at the answers and cross out some of them

A seems valid, 7/2= 3.5

So B is wrong because 7 is the number of dogs not the number of total animals.

C is wrong because this is a ratio, and if the ratio is 7:2 then there could be 14:4 dogs and cats. 14 — 4 isn’t 5. We are not certain there are exactly this much dogs and this much cats.

D) For every 7 dogs there are 2 cats. 7/2 is dogs divided by cats, while 2/7 is cats divided by dogs

So the correct answer is A

7/2 3.5 according to my calculations it’s A

Sail A has base equal to b and Height equal to h. Since sail B has base and height x times that of A, the base of B is bx and the height is hx

Since your sail has a base and a height it can be a triangle, a square, a rectangle or a rhombus, but I believe most sails are either triangles or rectangle so let's explore those. That should be enough to see that the answer is the same for the shapes listed.

TRIANGLE
The area of a triangle is (1/2)(b)(h). This is the area of sail A. The area of sail B is (1/2)(bx)(hx) = . That makes the area of B times greater.

RECTANGLE
The area of a rectangle is (b)(h). This is the area of sail A. The area of sail B is (bx)(hx) = That makes the area of B times greater.