Question

In preparation for an Easter egg hunt,4 blue eggs are filled for every 7 green eggs. How many green eggs will be filled if 100 blue eggs were filled?

Answer 1

175 green eggs

Explanation:

The ratio of blue eggs to green eggs that are filled is 4/7

You can make a proportion:

4/7 = 100/x

x is the number of green eggs filled (x is the answer to the problem.

If you cross-multiply then it will be 700 = 4x

divide by 4 on both sides and x would equal 175.