Question

A buyer and seller agree that 4 blocks of salt weigh the same as 1 gold bar if this is true how many gold bars would weigh the same as 21 blocks of salt

Answer 1

5.25 gold bars are needed to get it to weigh the same as 21 gold bars.

Explanation:

ratio = 4 blocks of salt : 1 gold bar

to get the amount of gold bars needed to weight the same amount as 21 blocks of salt divide 21 by 4

21 ÷ 4 = 5.25

21 blocks of salt : 5.25 gold bars

5.25 gold bars are needed to get it to weigh the same as 21 gold bars.

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