Question

A box contains 36 books and some toys. the ratio of the number of books to the number of toys is 4:5 after some toys are given away the ratio of the number of books to the number of toys become 12:11 find

(i) the initial number of toys in the box

Answer 1

45 toys originally in the box

Explanation:

36/4 = 9. the amount of books was divided by 9 to get the ratio of four

9 x 5 = 45. multiply the toy's ratio (5) by the same number (9)