Question

Andy knows he has 2 spoons for every 3 forks in the silverware drawer. His mom told him there are a total of 39 forks in there. How many spoons should there be?

• 26 spoons
•20 spoons
30 spoons
13 spoons

Answer 1

26 spoons

Explanation:

`(2)/(3)` =
`(x)/(39)`

3 x 13 = 39

2 x 13 = 26