Answer:
He needs 3.75 lbs of sugar and 1.25 lbs of water.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x lbs be the amount of sugar in the syrup. Then 5-x lbs is the amount of water in this syrup.
Note
5 lbs - 100%
x lbs - 75%
Write a proportion:
Cross multiply:
So, he needs 3.75 lbs of sugar and 5 - 3.75 = 1.25 lbs of water.
Remember that ratios are essentially fractions without fraction bars...
If they asked to find the ration of 19.50 to 16.25 you would set them up like so....
19.50 : 16.25 -----> since fractions can be simplified so can ratios in the same manner
the ratio you would end up with is <u>6 : 5</u><u />
Ratios can be easily remembered and solved if you understand the link between them and fractions.
I hope this helps! :D
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Answer:
2 : 3
Step-by-step explanation:
bananas to apples = 8 : 12
simplify by dividing both values by highest common factor of 4:
8 ÷ 4 : 12 ÷ 4 = 2 : 3
-2 = -(x-8)
-2 = -x + 8 ( - * + = - and - * - = + )
-2 - 8 = -x +8 - 8
-2 - 8 = -x
-(2+8) = - x
-10 = -x | * (-1)
x=10
