Question

A supplier sells 2 and 1/4 pounds of mulch for every 1 and 1/3 pounds of gravel. The supplier sells 172 pounds of mulch and gravel combined. How many pounds of each item does the supplier sell?  can you please answer with ratios?

Answer 1

Because ratios can be written as fractions
$\frac{mulch}{2.25}=\frac{gravel}{1.33}$

172 =$\frac{mulch}{2.25}+ \frac{gravel}{1.33}$
172 - $\frac{mulch}{2.25}$ = $\frac{gravel}{1.33}$
76.44 mulch = x amount of gravel = 172
Gravel = 172 - 76.44
            = 95.56