A classroom had 35 glue sticks. If the ratio of glue sticks to glue bottles was 5:2 how many glue bottles did the classroom have

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Tanzania [10]

3 years ago

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A classroom had 35 glue sticks. If the ratio of glue sticks to glue bottles was 5:2 how many glue bottles did the classroom have

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Mathematics

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nalin [4] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-28T18:35:16+03:00

nalin [4]3 years ago

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Answer:

14 bottles of glue.

Step-by-step explanation:

If the ratio is 5 : 2, meaning that for every 5 glue sticks you will have 2 glue bottles, then 35 / 5 = 7 (this means that for every 7 glue sticks you have 2 glue bottles),

Therefore: 7 (2) = 14 glue bottle

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