Question

According to Greg, perfect cherry pies have a ratio of 240240240 cherries to 333 pies. How many cherries does Greg need to make 999 perfect cherry pies?

Answer 1

Answer:

Greg needs 7,206,720,720 cherries

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem we need to use ratios.

• Greg says that cherry pies have a ratio of 240240240 to 333 pies. This can be written as ratio form as: 240240240 : 333

• Now, Greg wants to know how many cherries he would need to make 999 pies. If we call the cherries x, this would be x : 999

• This both radios must be equal so we're going to write the equation and solve for x.

$\frac{240240240 }{333} = \frac{x}{999} \\x=\frac{(240240240 )(999)}{333} \\x= 240240240 (3) \\ x=7,206,720,720$

Thus, Greg needs 7,206,720,720 cherries to make 999 perfect cherry pies