Question

A furniture store sold 33 tables for every 77 chairs last week. Assuming the ratio remains the same, how many tables were sold if 49 chairs were sold this week?

Answer 1

Answer:
21 tables

Explanation:

First, let’s simplify the ratio by dividing both sides by 11.

Once we’ve done that, we're left with a ratio of 3 tables for every 7 chairs.

Because 49 is divisible by 7, we will divide seven and get a quotient of 7.

All that’s left is to multiply 7 by 3, and get our final answer of 21 tables sold.