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Item 6 for every 3 tickets you sell, your friend sells 4. you sell a total of 12 tickets. how many does your friend sell? complete the ratio table to solve the problem

User Eagor
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3 : 4 :: 12 : x proportion 3x = 48 product means/extremes Can you solve for x and answer?

(If not look below.)

Explanation:

ratio: 3:4

so divide 12 by 3=4

and multiply 4 by 4=16

your friend sells 16 tickets

ratio is now 12:16

4 : 3 = 12 : x

x = 12 * 4 / 3 = 16

User Yekver
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4 : 3 = 12 : x

x = 12 * 4 / 3 = 16 answer
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