Example: For every 3 boys, there are 4 girls.
Ratio: 3:4 also 3/4
How to use it?
Example question: If there are 3 boys for every 4 girls and there are 27 boys in the class, how many girls are there?
How to set up the ratio:
3 27
— = —
4 x
Solve it?
[Cross Multiply]
3x= 108
[Divide]
X= 36
How to check it?
Reduce 27/36 and see if it equals 3/4
OR
Plug both into the calculator and both should come out with the same decimal. In this case it is 0.75
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B. Poison</h2>
Lead and arsenic metals are very toxic. If you combine them together, it will most likely create poison.
Answer:
equation:x*1/5=9/20
answer=9/4
Step-by-step explanation:
9/20÷1/5=9/20×5/1 in word form you multiply 9/20 by its reciprocal.
first you want to simplify and change 9/20 to 9/4 and change 5/1 to 1/1 and then multiply to get 9/4
Answer:
1 : 20
Step-by-step explanation:
ratio of teachers : students = 12 : 240 ( divide both parts by 12 )
= 1 : 20
