Question

At a school party there are 40 cookies. The ratio of chocolate cookies to oatmeal cookies is shown in the tape diagram.

Chocolate: 5
Oatmeal: 3

How many oatmeal cookies were at the party?

Answer 1

15 oatmeal cookies

Explanation:

Answer 2

The ratio of chocolate cookies to oatmeal is given as 5:3.

There are 40 cookies in all .We need to find number of Oatmeal cookies in the party.

The sum of ratio= 5:3=8.

Number of Oatmeal cookies when there are 40 cookies in all is =
`(3)/(8). of 40=(120)/(8). = 15.`

There are 15 Oatmeal cookies when total number of cookies in the part is 40.