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1. Mandy and Carlo collected 300 mangoes. They want to put 50 mangoes in every 2 baskets. How many baskets do they need?
Answer:
50:2=300:N
1st and last term are extremes
2nd and 3rd terms are means
Product of means = Product of Extremes
2×300=50×N
600=50×N
600÷50=50÷50×N
12=N
They need 12 baskets
2. Miss Mina's class has 45 students which are going on a field trip. They rode a bus in which the ratio of boys to girls is 2 is to 3. How many girls are there? How many boys are there?
Answer:
2a+3a=5a which is the total number of students
5a=45
5a÷5=45÷5
a=9
Girls:
3a= 3×9
3a = 27
Boys:
2a= 2×9
2a= 18
There are 27 girls and 18 boys in the bus.
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