Question

A market sells 6 cans of food for every 7 boxes of food.The market sold a total of 26 cans and boxes today.How many of each kind did the market sell today

Answer 1

• 12 cans
• 14 boxes

Explanation:

1 group of cans and boxes is 13 units. 26 units is double that number, so there must have been 2 groups:

6 × 2 = 12 cans

7 × 2 = 14 boxes