Question

John is creating a Thanksgiving display at the store where he works, using only canned pumpkin and canned green beans. He

needs to maintain a ratio of pumpkin to green beans of 4 to 2. If he wants to use a total of 114 cans, how many cans of green beans
should he use?
A. 36 cans
B. 38 cans
C.6 cans
D. 21 cans

Answer 1

Answer: B

Explanation:

The pumpkin to green bean ratio is 2:1

That means x, the amount of green beans, has to be 1/2 the amount of pumpkin. Therefore the amount of pumkin is 2x.

The total amount of cans would be 3x, which is 114

3x = 114

114/3 = x

x = 38 cans of green beans