Question

Sweet T noticed that the ratio of long boards to short boards was 1:4. If there were 35 surfboards at the beach, how many were short boards?

Answer 1

28

Explanation:

sum the parts of the ratio 1 + 4 = 5

divide the number of surfboards by 5 to find one part of the ratio

`(35)/(5)` = 7 ← 1 part of the ratio

4 parts = 4 × 7 = 28 ← number of short boards

Answer 2

I got the answer 28 so I say 28 short boards