Rates Question 12 A highway had a landslide, where 3,000 cubic yards of material fell on the road, requiring 200 dump truck loads to clear. On another highway, a slide left 40,000 cubic yards on the road. How many dump truck loads would be needed to clear this slide? 3,000 yd3 = 200 dtl 40,000 yd3 × 200 dtl = 2,667 dtl 3, 000 yd3
The ratio of oranges to apples would be 4 to 5, because every 5 apples sold, 4 oranges are sold, and we must put it oranges to apples. Hope this helps!
