A store clerk put out packages of chocolate chip and oatmeal cookies on a shelf. The ratio of the number of packages of oatmeal

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A store clerk put out packages of chocolate chip and oatmeal cookies on a shelf. The ratio of the number of packages of oatmeal

cookies to total cookies on the shelf was 3 to 10.
Which number could be the number of packages of chocolate chip cookies the clerk put out on the shelf?
a 9
b 6
c 20
d 14

Mathematics

1 answer:

Basile [38] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-07T18:09:48+03:00

Answer:

D) 14

Step-by-step explanation:

If the ratio of oatmeal to total cookies is 3:10 and chocolate chip is the only other type of cookie, that means there’s 7 choco chip for every 10 total cookies. Assuming the clerk put the cookies out in packages or something of 10, the answer would be D since it is the only answer that is a multiple of 7