Question

Predict the number of blue squares in a quilt with 11 green squares if there are 4 green squares in a quilt with blue squares.

Answer 1

Quilt A: 35 green squares.

Quilt B: 12 blue squares.

Explanation:

Based on the diagram, there are 3 blue squares for every 5 green squares. Then the ratio can be expressed as:

Therefore, knowing the ratio, you can calculate:

- The number of green squares (G) in quilt A, as following:

- The number of blue squares (B) in quilt B, as following:

Answer 2

If you make the numbers into a ratio, it will be easier to find the answer.

There are 68 blue squares for the 4 green squares in the quilt.

68:4, or 68/4

If we do the division of the ratio, 68/4, we end up with 17.

Now, we multiply that by the 11 green squares of the new quilt.

17 x 11 = 187