Question

Maggie is displaying paperback and hardback books on her book shelf. The ratio of hardback books to total books is 5 to 13. Which number could be the number of paperback books Maggie put on her shelf?

Answer 1

Answer:

Total Paperback books = 8x , where x is any positive number

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

The total books are = 13x   ; where x is any positive number

As given,

The ratio of hardback books to total books is 5 to 13.

⇒Hardback books = $\frac{5}{13}$× Total books

⇒Hardback books = $\frac{5}{13}$× 13x = 5x

So, Paperback books = Total books - Hardback books

                                    = 13x - 5x

                                    = 8x

⇒Total Paperback books = 8x