Question

The USA wins 108 medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics. The medals are in gold, silver, and bronze in a ratio of 12:7:8. How many of each medal were won by the USA? Gold Silver Bronze

Answer 1

48 gold, 28 silver and 32 Broze medals

Explanation:

Given :

Ratio of Gold, silver and Bronze = 12:7:8

Total medals won = 108

Add all the ratios = 12+7+8 = 27

= 108/27 = 4

Therefore Gold medals = 4 * 12 = 48

Silver medals = 4 * 7 = 28

Brozne medals = 4 * 8 = 32