Question

In a toy​ store, the ratio of the number of teddy bears to the number of dolls 4:7.if the store has 160 bears how many dolls are in the store?

Answer 1

You can use proportions to solve this.

`(4)/(7) = (160)/(x)`
Cross multiply

`4x = 7 * 160`
Divide by 4

`x = (7 * 160)/(4)`
Now solve

`x = 280`
There are 280 dolls