256 are needed because 32x1=32 that means the ratio would be 32:256 because 8 x 32 = 256
The final ratio would stay the same as 1:8 though because it would be simplified.
Hope this helped.
1,000 x 0.04 = 40
250+ 40 = 290
That week she made $290
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
I believe this is the correct answer. In order to check that my equations are correct I put in some dummy numbers.
a= 2
b=4
c= 
6x = 16 +14
6x = 30
30 / 6 =5
x= 5