Question

The ratio of forks to knives in Isabella’s kitchen drawer is 4 to 5. There are

16 forks in the drawer. How many knives are there?

Answer 1

20 knives

Explanation:

the ratio of fork to knives is
`(4)/(5)` and their are 16 forks, so we put the ratio of fork and knives equal to number of fork and knives so its:

`(4)/(5)` =
`(16)/(x)` We cross multiply

80 = 4x Divide both side by 4

x = 20

we can check too

16/20 if we simplify, its give us 4/5