Question

Ewen has 48 whistle tiles and 16 blue tiles the cost of each white tile was £2 and the cost of each blue tile was £4 Work out the ratio of the total cost of the white tiles to the total cost of the blue tiles

Answer 1

3:2

Explanation:

Ewen has 48 white tiles and 16 blue tiles

The cost of each white tile was £2

The cost of each blue tile was £4

Therefore the total cost of 48 white tiles is

= 48×2

= £96

The total cost of 16 blue tiles is

= 16×4

= £64

The ratio of the total cost of the white tiles and blue tile can be calculated by dividing the cost of both tiles by their greatest common factor

The greatest common factor of £96 and £64 is 32

96/32 = 3

64/32= 2

Ratio= 3:2

Hence the ratio of the total cost of the white tiles to the blue tiles is 3:2