Question

hello I'm in the 7th grade and i need help with these word problems are you able to help and explain it to me so I can understand .. the title is called word Ratios

Answer 1

a) 12 goats ate 3 pizzas. To find goat per pizza, dividing the number of goats by the number of pizzas:

`\frac{12\text{ goats}}{3\text{ pizzas}}=4\text{ }(goat)/(pizza)`

b) 20 banks are robbed for a total of $50,000. To find the money per bank, divide the total money by the number of banks.

`(50,000)/(20)=2500\text{ }\frac{\text{\$}}{bank}`

c) In 86 years, 9 drops have formed. To find years per drop, divide the years by the number of drops.

`\begin{gathered} \frac{86\text{ years}}{9\text{ drops}} \\ 9.6\text{ }(years)/(drop) \end{gathered}`

d) 3 hippos eat 5 pumpkins

To find the number of pumpkins per hippo, divide 5 by 3.

`\begin{gathered} \frac{5\text{ pumpkins}}{3\text{ hippos}}=1.7\text{ }(pumpkins)/(hippos) \\ \end{gathered}`