Question

There are 24 tiles. 3 out of 4 tiles

are white. How many tiles are white?
Write the ratio of white tiles to shaded tiles.

Answer 1

white:shaded = 4:2 = 2:1. w = 2s. s +w = 36. s+2s=36. 3s=36. s=12. w = 2s = 24. There are 24 white tiles and 12 shaded tiles.