sami had a cake pan 3/8 full. some friends visited her and ate 1/3 of what was in the pan. how much cake did her friends eat?
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Proportion states that the two ratios or fraction are equal.
As per the given statement: For every 3 ounces of peanuts, there are 2 ounces of cashews. A batch has 60 ounces of peanuts.
Let x be the ounces of cashew will a batch have.
then by definition of proportion, we have;
By cross multiply we have;
Divide by 3 on both sides we get;
therefore, 40 ounces of cashews will a batch have for every 60 ounces of peanuts.