Answer: Ellen sold 42 cans and they sold 114 cans lastweek (both Ellen and Jordan)
Step-by-step explanation:
The oroginal ratio is 7:12 for every 12 cans ellen collects Jordan collects 7 so inorder to find the number of cans Ellen sold you have to figure out what 7 was multiplied by to get 42, and that would be 6. Then you multiply 12 by 6 and get 72 so ELlen sold 72 cans.
Now the new ratio is 42:72 when you add them together you get 114 so they sold (together) 114 cans last week.
Step-by-step explanation: The ratio is 7:12, so last week, he sold 42 cans, meaning that you need to divide 42 by to get 6 in order to figure out the amount Ellen sold last week. Then do 6 times 12 to get 72 cans sold for Ellen. Add 72 to 42 to get 114 cans sold in total.
