Question

At a restaurant, the ratio of cheeseburgers ordered to hamburgers ordered is 5:3. If 60 hamburgers are ordered, how many cheeseburgers are ordered?

Answer 1

100

Explanation:

Ratio of cheeseburgers to hamburgers is 5:3

If we let C be the number of cheeseburgers and H the number of hamburgers we can write this as
C:H = 5:3

or

C/H = 5/3

Multiply both sides by H
==> C = (5/3)H

Given H =- 60, number of cheeseburgers, C = (5/3) x 60 = 100

Answer 2

20

Explanation:

3x = 60

x = 20

--> 5*20 = 100 cheeseburgers