Question

The ratio of annoying telemarketing calls to deceptive junk mails was 2:3. If there were 5,000 annoying telemarketing calls and deceptive junk mails combined, how many annoying telemarketing calls were there?

Answer 1

Answer: 2,000

Step-by-step explanation:

You can write the equation $2x + 3x = 5000$

Then combine like terms $5x = 5000$

Divide by 5 on both sides $x = 1000$

Find 2x $2x = 2000$

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Comment

Good question. Every answer above 0 is already too many. Let x be the base number to see how the 5000 is divided up.

Equation

2x + 3x = 5000

Solution

2x + 3x = 5000               Combine the left.

5x = 5000                       Divide both sides by 5

5x/5 = 5000/5                Combine

x = 1000

Answer

2x = the number of telemarketers which is 2*1000 = 2000

3x = the number of junk mails which is 3*1000  = 3000

Notice the answers are 2000/3000 = 2:3 which is what it should

Answer: 2000 where telemarketers.