Question

14. Of the easter eggs that are hidden at the Roberts family Easter celebration, for every 5 that arefound, 3 are not found. This year, the Roberts family hid 40 eggs. How many of the eggs are notfound? 6.RP.A.3A. 15 eggsB. 25 eggsC. 8 eggsD. 10 eggs

Answer 1

A. 15

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1

the proportion between eggs hidden and eggs not found is:

`\text{proportion}=\frac{eggs\text{ hidden}}{\text{eggs found}}=(8)/(3)`

Step 2

if

this year the Roberts family hid 40 eggs,then

Let x represents the number of not found eggs

the proportion is the same

`\begin{gathered} \\ (8)/(3)=(40)/(x) \\ \text{solve for x} \\ 8x=40\cdot3 \\ x=(40\cdot3)/(8) \\ x=(120)/(8) \\ x=15 \end{gathered}`

So, the answer is A.15