Question

Ayla has 104 stuffed animals in her room. The ratio of teddy bears to cats is 5 to 3. How many teddy bears does she have?

Answer 1

she has 65 teddy bears

Explanation:

if she has 104 stuffed animals and the ratio is 5/3 then to get the awnser you need 5/8

5/8*104

you get 65

Answer 2

65 teddy bears

Explanation:

Total stuffed animal = 104

Teddy bear : cats = 5 : 3

Total parts = 5+3 = 8

Number of teddy bears =
`(5)/(8)*104`

= 5 * 13

= 65