Question

The school office orders boxes of pencils and boxes of pens in a ratio of 5 to 2. If 60 boxes of pencils are ordered, how many boxes of pens should be ordered?
Select one:

12

57

24

14

Answer 1

24 because they multiplied 5 by 12 so you have to do the same thing to the 2 and 2x12 is 24.

Answer 2

Answer:

12

Step-by-step explanation:

For this we will take divide 60 by 5, as it is a ratio, and get 12, which is the answer.