Question

Fred the clown can create 20 animal balloons every 15 minutes.how many animal ballons can he make in 6 minute

Answer 1

8 animal balloons

Explanation:

Using equivalent ratios, or a proportion, you can solve for the number of animal balloons that clown can create in 6 minutes:

`(balloons)/(minute)=(20)/(15)=(4)/(3)`

Now, set the simplified ratio equal to the time of 6 minutes and the variable of 'b' to equal the number of balloons:

`(4)/(3)=(b)/(6)`

To get equivalent fractions, the numerator and denominator must be multiplied by the same factor:

`(4x2)/(3x2)=(8)/(6)`

8 animal balloons in 6 minutes