Question

Shilo is sharing jellybeans. The jar of jellybeans has a ratio of 32:56. If shilo keeps the ratio the same and gives his friend 7 pink jellybeans, how many green jellybeans would he also share

Answer 1

12 green jellybeans

Explanation:

To keep the ratio of 32:56, we need to divide both sides by the greatest common factor.

32 and 56 have a GCF of 8, so we can simplify the ratio to 4:7.

This means for every 4 pink jellybeans, there are 7 green jellybeans.

If Shilo gives 7 pink jellybeans to his friend, he needs to give them 7/4 * 7 = 12.25 green jellybeans. Since he can't give a fractional jellybean, he would need to give his friend 12 green jellybeans