The ratio of white beans to pinto beans in a jar is 5:2. If there are 36 more white beans than pinto beans, how many pinto beans
2 answers:
Answer: 24
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the number of pinto beans be x , that is the number of white beans will be x + 36 , which means the total number of beans in the jar will be x + x + 36 = 2x + 36
Total ratio = 5 + 2 = 7
To find the number of pinto beans ,it will be
ratio of pinto beans / Total ratio X Total number of beans , that is
X (2x + 36) = x
multiplying through by 7 , we have
2(2x+36) = 7x
4x + 72 = 7x
collecting the like terms , we have
72 = 7x - 4x
72 = 3x
x = 24
Therefore there are 24 pinto beans in the jar
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