Question

The ratio of peanuts to total nuts in a bag of mixed nuts is 3 : 7. If the bag has 56 total nuts, how many are peanuts?

Answer 1

Answer:

24 peanuts

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer is 16.8 peanuts round to 17

(And 39.2 mixed nuts round to 39
Total of 17+ 39 = 56 nuts)

Step by step

Ratio of 3:7 means 3 peanuts to 10
And 7:10 means 7 mixed to 10 total

So your equation for peanuts

3/10 = x/56

Cross multiply

10x = 168

X = 16.8 peanuts rounded to 17 peanuts