Question

A trail mix brand guarantees a peanut to raisin ratio of 5:2. If a bag of that trail mix contains 30 peanuts, how many raisins are in the bag?

Answer 1

12

Step-by-step explanation:

In the bag, the guaranteed ratio of peanut to raisin = 5:2

Number of peanuts = 30

Let the number of raisins =x

We therefore have that:

`\begin{gathered} 5\colon2=30\colon x \\ (5)/(2)=(30)/(x) \\ 5x=30*2 \\ x=(30*2)/(5) \\ x=12 \end{gathered}`

The number of raisins in the bag is 12.