Question

the vikings scored more points than packers in a ratio of 7:2. if the packers scored 14 points, how many points did the viking score

Answer 1

The ratio means that for every 7 points the vikings scored the packers only scored 2. Therefore we can represent this situation as a equation with fractions as shown below:

`\text{ v i kings = }(7)/(2)\cdot packers`

If the packers scored a total of 14 points, then the vikings scored:

`\begin{gathered} v\text{ i kings = }(7)/(2)\cdot14 \\ v\text{ i kings = 7}\cdot7\text{ = 49} \end{gathered}`

The vikings scored 49 points.