Question

vinny has decided to order high tops in black and white at a 5.8 ratio. he beleives he will need a total of 169 pairs. how many black high tops will he order

Answer 1

65 pairs

Explanation:

Black makes up 5/(5+8) = 5/13 of the total order, so ...

(5/13)(169 pairs) = 65 pairs

Vinny will order 65 pairs of black high tops.