Question

On a store shelf, the ratio of tomato soup cans to chicken noodle soup cans is 9 to 4. There are 36 tomato soup cans on the shelf. What is the total number of tomato and chicken noodle soup cans on the shelf?

Answer 1

its ACTULLY 52 well i got 52 and it was right

Explanation:

Answer 2

• 52 cans

Explanation:

Let the ratio is:

• t : c = 9 : 4

Total number is:

• 9x + 4x = 13x, where x- is the whole coefficient

We have:

• 9x = 36

Find x and then the total number:

• x = 36/9
• x = 4

Total number is:

• 13*4 = 52