A movie theater has 24 screens. The ratio of action films to other films currently showing is \( 1: 2 \). How many action films are currently showing?

Let the number of action films be \( A \) and the number of other films be \( O \). Given the ratio of action films to other films is \( 1:2 \), we can write this as: \[ \frac{A}{O} = \frac{1}{2} \] which implies: \[ O = 2A. \] Since the movie theater has 24 screens and all films are shown on these screens, we have: \[ A + O = 24. \] Substitute \( O = 2A \) into the total: \[ A + 2A = 24. \] Combine like terms: \[ 3A = 24. \] Solve for \( A \): \[ A = \frac{24}{3} = 8. \] Thus, there are **8 action films** currently showing.