Question

The ratio of coloured paper the white paper is 3:8 if there are 48 white paper how many coloured paper are there

Answer 1

18

Explanation:

Calculation to determine how many coloured paper are there

Let 3x represent the number of coloured papers

Let 8x represent the number of white papers

Given that 8x=48

Hence,

x=48/8

x=6

Now let determine how many coloured paper are there

Coloured paper=3x

Coloured paper=3(6)

Coloured paper=18

Thereffore the number of coloured paper that are there is 18