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Amin has 16 pots of equal size. He used 9 bags of potting soil to fill 12 of the pots. At that rate how many bags of potting soil does Amin need to fill 4 pots?

Amin has 16 pots of equal size. He used 9 bags of potting soil to fill 12 of the pots. At that rate how many bags of potting soil does Amin need to fill 4 pots?
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Amin has 16 pots of equal size. He used 9 bags of potting soil to fill 12 of the pots. At that rate how many bags of potting soil does Amin need to fill 4 pots?

User Robin Pyon
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Answer:

3 bags.

Explanation:

User Nimit Khandelwal
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This question is about Ratio.

9 bags : 12 pots
x bags : 4 pots


12x = 36 \\ x = 3

Answer : Amin needs 3 bags to fill 4 pots.

Hope this helps. - M
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