The ratio of shoes sold to sandals was 5:2. if there were 40 sandals sold, how many shoes were sold?

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100 is the answer and plz don't ask for the working out because i can't be bothered to show it

Evernat answered Dec 17, 2016

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It'd be best to put it into a proportion.

(2)/(5) = (40)/(x)

Cross multiply, divide by 2
The answer is 100 shoes.

BlueVoodoo answered Dec 18, 2016

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