Question

The ratio of butterflies to bees in Juan's insect collection is 3 to 4. If there are 32 bees, how many butterflies would there be? Group of answer choices

Answer 1

Answer: There would be 24 butterflies.

Explanation:

Given: The ratio of butterflies to bees in Juan's insect collection is 3 :4.

Let 3x = Number of butterflies

4x = Number of bees

As per given, 4x = 32 (number of bees)

x= 8 [Divide both sides by 4]

Number of butterflies = 3x = 3 (8)=24

Hence, there would be 24 butterflies.