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Boy Scouts Popcorn Sales

Matt:8
Byron:16
Tim:8
Marcos:12
Ahmed:4

Based on the ratio of Popcorn boxes sold
by Ahmed to total sold by the whole
group, if Ahmed sold 5 more boxes of
popcorn, how many more would the
whole group have to sell to keep the ratio
the same?
A. 55
B. 58
C. 60
D. 70

User Soydachi
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5 votes

Answer:

60

Explanation:

5 plus 4 is nine.

I based everything on how much times more it was at first, and did that times 9 for every name.

I added up how much more boxes they got in total and got 60.

User Keepmoving
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