Answer:
16 pieces of spearmint gum
Step-by-step explanation:
For every five pieces of peppermint gum, there are 2 pieces of spearmint gum.
First, divide the total number of peppermint gum by 5:
40/5 = 8
Multiply this number by 2 (pieces of spearmint) to get the number of spearmint gum pieces:
8 x 2 = 16
Proof:
Ratio is 40 : 16, dividing this by 8 will reduce the ratio to 5:2
So you subtract, 27-22. 27-22 is equal to 5. So, John will buy 5 kinds of T- Shirts.
PEMDAS- Parenthesis, Exponent, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction.
