Question

Cody and Jamal are making

snow bricks to use to build a
fort. Cody makes 9 bricks in
the same amount of time that
Jamal makes 12 bricks. If Cody
makes 45 snow bricks, how
many can Jamal make?

Answer 1

Jamal makes:

60 bricks

Explanation:

9 bricks ⇒ 12 bricks

45 bricks ⇒ x bricks

x = 12 * 45 / 9

x = 60

Answer 2

9 bricks / 45 bricks = x bricks / 12 bricks

To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:

9 bricks * 12 bricks = 45 bricks * x bricks

This simplifies to:

108 bricks = 45 bricks * x bricks

Dividing both sides by 45 bricks, we get:

108 bricks / 45 bricks = x bricks

This simplifies to:

x = 24 bricks

Therefore, Jamal can make 24 snow bricks in the same amount of time that Cody makes 45 bricks