Register
At a bake sale there were 52 items sold total. If 24 of the items sold were cookies and the rest were brownies what is the ratio of brownies sold to cookies sold?
213k views
3 votes
At a bake sale there were 52 items sold total. If 24 of the items sold were cookies and the rest were brownies what is the ratio of brownies sold to cookies sold?

User Mastro
by
7.8k points

1 Answer

5 votes
52=24 + b
to find b, you just subtract (52-24)
28 to 24 is our ratio
we can simplify this (just like fractions!) since both are even, let’s do it by 2!
28/2 = 14 and 24/2 = 12
simplify once more and you get our ANSWER: 7:6
User Freelancer
by
7.9k points
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

8.0m questions

10.7m answers

Other Questions

How do you can you solve this problem 37 + y = 87; y =
What is .725 as a fraction
How do you estimate of 4 5/8 X 1/3
A bathtub is being filled with water. After 3 minutes 4/5 of the tub is full. Assuming the rate is constant, how much longer will it take to fill the tub?
i have a field 60m long and 110 wide going to be paved i ordered 660000000cm cubed of cement  how thick must the cement be to cover field
Link Copied!