A bucket contains stones and seashells. There are 40 seashells in the bucket and the ratio of stones to seashells is 7 : 4. Find the number of stones in the bucket.

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Szupie asked Jul 4, 2022

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A bucket contains stones and seashells. There are 40 seashells in the bucket and the ratio of stones to seashells is 7 : 4. Find the number of stones in the bucket.

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Szupie asked Jul 4, 2022

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Answer:

70 stones

Explanation:

since there are 40 seashells represented by 4 in the ratio

you can do 7 times 10 and that equals 70.

Vinesh answered Jul 11, 2022

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