ASVAB Practice Test

The pet store had 6 puppies selling for $104 each and 12 kittens selling for $24 each. Today, only 2 puppies and 8 kittens were left. In dollar terms, what was the ratio of sales of puppies and kittens?

1. 13 to 2

2. 12 to 4

3. 15 to 6

4. 13 to 3

The correct answer is: 13 to 3

To find the dollar sales ratio of puppies to kittens, we first need to calculate the total sales for both categories. The puppies are selling for $104 each. Since there were originally 6 puppies, the total potential sales from all puppies can be calculated as follows: Total sales from puppies = 6 puppies × $104 = $624. Now for the kittens, they are selling for $24 each. With a total of 12 kittens, the potential total sales from all kittens would be: Total sales from kittens = 12 kittens × $24 = $288. Now, you need to determine what is left after sales, which consists of 2 puppies and 8 kittens. The sales that would have occurred would be for the remaining puppies and kittens: Sales from remaining puppies = 2 puppies × $104 = $208. Sales from remaining kittens = 8 kittens × $24 = $192. Now to find the total sales for each, we subtract the sales of the remaining pets from the initial total: Total sales from puppies sold = Total sales from puppies - Sales from remaining puppies = $624 - $208 = $416. Total sales from kittens sold = Total sales from kittens - Sales from remaining kittens = $288