Question

Each student needs 4 stencils and 6 colored pencils for a project. If a class uses 27 colored pencils for the project, how many stencils do they used? Use a ratio table to solve this problem.
_______ stencils

Answer 1

Answer: 18

Step-by-step explanation:   Stencils: 4         2        6       18

                                    Colored pencils 6         3       9        27

Answer 2

The answer is 18 stencils.
Ratio of stencils to colored pencils is 4:6
stencils : colored pencils
    4       :     6
 4 x 27  :    6 x 27   
 4/6  x  27 : 6/6 x 27
2/3 x 27 : 27
2 x 9 : 27
18: 27
Thus, when colored pencils are 27, stencils used are 18.