How to Answer Ratios SAT Math Questions

Explanation on how to solve ratio questions on the Math SAT.

How to Answer Ratios SAT Math Questions Male: Most SAT ratio questions are designed to have you out of the parts in your ratio. Three men for every four women means that seven is your total number of parts or in this case, people, this simple addition step but usually the first step for solving any ratio questions. Female: All ready, we are in the position to answer some basic ratio questions. What fraction of club members are men? Three out of every seven people or 3/7. What fraction of club members are women? 4/7. In order to answer either of these questions, you first needed to determine that 7 was the total number of people from which these relationships would be made. Male: So, figuring out the total is the first step when attacking a ratio question and this is pretty easy to do and yet while respected on the SAT because most students are intimated by ratio questions. So, the first thing you need to do when you come to a ratio question si to add up your parts to find your total.